SERBIA

Constantine Porphyrogenitus and the early Serbian presence in the Balkans

MEDIEVAL

In his work De administrando imperio, Emperor Constantine Porphyrogenitus describes the Serbs. According to his statements, Serbs are descended from the so-called White Serbs, settled on the other side of Turkey (Hungary). Serbs call that country Bojki/Boiki. According to some historians, it is Bohemia, the Czech Republic, but these claims are not reliable. But how […]

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Blood Revenge in the Balkans: A Historical and Cultural Perspective

MEDIEVAL

The custom of blood revenge was popular in many cultures, but the Balkan cult of revenge stands out. Even during the Middle Ages, in the Balkans, people knew this custom as “vražda”. King Milutin settled these feuds with monetary payment. In King Tvrtko I’s documents, the expression ‘to draw blood’ appears as compensation for murder.

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Vinča Unveiled: Archaeology Insight

NEOLITHIC

The Vinča culture, an archaeological phenomenon from the Neolithic era, holds significant importance. This culture once spanned a broad geographical area encompassing present-day Serbia, the western parts of Romania and Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and the eastern parts of Bosnia and Slavonia. It derived its name from the site Vinča-Belo Brdo, with the initial excavation conducted

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