Thracica et protobulgarica

Round table on the occasion of 120 years since the birth of Professor Veselin Beševliev

Abstract

The conference „Thracica et protobulgarica. Round table on the occasion of 120 years since the birth of Professor Veselin Beševliev“ was held on 6th November 2020. The papers presented and the following discussion confirmed and clarified some of Professor Beševliev’s ideas on the reading of the first Bulgarian inscriptions, the origin of the first Bulgarians and their role in the cultural life of the First Bulgarian Empire, the rule of Khan Krum and others. The contribution of the famous Bulgarian scholar to the development of historical geography in Bulgaria was also noted. It became apparent that Professor Beševliev’s research continues to be a solid basis for the study of our past, epigraphy, onomastics and historical geography.