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Bulgaria: Birthplace Of Spartacus from page 14

Traditional Bulgarian cuisine
A cat perches outside an
old home in the village of serving the travel needs of the South Florida area for over
Bozenci, Bulgaria a quarter of a century. Contact him at (561) 694-9696 or
A village in the wine region of Melnik, Bulgaria Aussie@PBGTravel.com.
Through various leaders,
things didn’t get much better, and as a result Simeon II, mathematician whose main contribution to society was Photos by Don Kiselewski
who was dethroned as king in 1946 when he was 9 years the Atomic Theory – the belief that all matter is made
old, was brought back to power as prime minister 55 years up of elements he called atoms. Also in the group of
later. Bulgaria became a member of NATO in 2004, and notables from Thrace were Herodicus, the fifth century
received a conditional membership to the EU in 2007 – B.C. physician considered to be the founder of sports Wanted
depending upon whether it cleaned up its “dirty laundry.” medicine and one of Hippocrates’ tutors; Maximinus
Bulgaria, officially called the Republic of Bulgaria, Thrax, Roman emperor (235 to 238 A.D); and Spartacus,
has a population of 6,873,253 (2022 estimate, CIA World the Thracian enslaved by the Romans who led a slave
Factbook) that is on the decline. The population in 1990 uprising and formed an army of escaped gladiators that People are vandalizing
was approximately 9 million. The country has an area of defeated the Roman legions in the Third Servile War. golf courses after play
43,000 square miles, which is approximately the same The 1960 Stanley Kubrick film Spartacus starring Kirk
size as Tennessee. Douglas and Sir Laurence Olivier gave Peter Ustinov one hours. Sand traps,
The country is rich in mineral resources, from gold of his two Oscar wins for his role as Lentulus Batiatus. greens and fairways are
and silver to coal. It also contains deposits of nonmetallic Bulgarians have also been credited with inventing the
materials such as rock salt, gypsum and marble. digital watch, oral contraceptives and even the first bomb, being damaged. If you
Agriculture is mirrored by the population decrease. which was dropped from an airplane in the Balkan War. see anyone on courses
However, Bulgaria remains one of the world’s largest wine They also have some rather unique body language. A nod after hours, please call
producers. There is more farming than stock breeding in of the head means no and a shake means yes, so don’t get
the rural areas. Playing a paramount role in Bulgaria’s confused. POA Security at 627-
economy are large refineries, transportation vehicle Don Kiselewski writes from his personal experiences, 1600 or Resort Security,
and equipment manufacturers, electronics and electrical having traveled in 122 countries and cruised the oceans,
equipment as well as shipbuilding. seas and rivers of the world. Palm Beach Gardens Travel 627-2000.
The Bulgarians have a long list of impressive Leaders, his family owned and operated agency, is located Thank you.
personalities. From the Thracian era there is Democritus at Mirasol Town Square, 11360 North Jog Road, Building
(c. 460 to 370 B.C), the Greek philosopher and A, Suite 102-6, Palm Beach Gardens. The agency has been