Periodic publications and series: 1. THRACIA. The principal series edition of the Center of Thracology , published in the major western European languages. 13 volumes were issued between 1972 and 2000 : Vol. 1. Primus congressus studiorum thracicorum. (Serdicae, 5-8. VII.1972). Serdicae, in aedibus Academiae litterarum bulgaricae, 1972, 347 p. Vol. 2. Primus congressus ..., 1974, 375 p. Vol. 3. Primus congressus ..., 1974, 439 p. Vol. 4 Serdicae, in aedibus Academiae litterarum bulgaricae, 1977, 337 p. Vol. 5. Problemes ethno-culturels de la Thrace antique. Serdicae, in aedibus Academiae litterarum bulgaricae, 1980, 301 p. Vol. 6. Serdicae, in aedibus Academiae litterarum bulgaricae, 1984, 279 p. Vol. 7. XVe Conference internationale d’etudes classiques “EIRENE”. (Nessebre, 2-6 octobre 1978). Serdicae,in aedibus Academiae litterarum bulgaricae, 1985, 261 p. Vol. 8. Serdicae, in aedibus Academiae litterarum bulgaricae, 1988, 247 p. (Publications on the Bronze Age in the Bulgarian lands. Bibliography 1978-1984). Vol. 9. Serdicae, in aedibus Academiae litterarum bulgaricae, 1989, 160 p. Vol. 10. Sofia, “RAL KOLOBUR” Publishing House, 1993, 232 p. (Two bibliographies are to be found in this volume: “Thracian language. Bibliography (1975-1990) and Bibliography Index. Thracia 1-10) (In Bulgarian). Vol. 11. Studia in honorem Alexandri Fol. Serdicae, Serdicae, in aedibus Instituti thracologici, 1995, 567 p. Vol. 12. Studia in honorem Christo M. Danov. Serdicae, in aedibus Instituti thracologici, 1998, 247 p. Vol. 13. Studia in memoriam Velizari Velkov. Serdicae, in aedibus Instituti thracologici, 2000, 480 p. Vol. 14. In honorem annorum XXX Instituti Studiorum Thracicorum. Serdicae, Institutum studiorum Thracicorum, 2002, 225 p. Vol. 15. In honorem annorum LXX Alexandri Fol. Serdicae, Institutum studiorum Thracicorum, 2003, 703 p. Vol. 16. In honorem X Congressus studiorum thracicorum Graecia 2005. Institutum studiorum Thracicorum, 2005, 314 p. 2. STUDIA THRACICA. ( Monograph series in Thracology published mainly in western European languages. 7 volumes have appeared ): Vol. 1. Thracian-Scythian Cultural Relations. Sofia, BAS Publishing House, 1975, 225 p. (in Russian). Vol. 2. K. Vlahov. Thracian Personal Names. Phonetic-Morphological Studies. Sofia, BAS Publishing House, 1976, 136 p. (In Bulgarian). Vol. 3. Vl. Popov. Problems of the Economic Organization of the Hittite State in the 15th-13th century BC. Sofia, BAS Publishing House, 1976, 62 p. (In Bulgarian). Vol. 4. V.Velkov et Al. Fol. Les Thraces en Egypte greco-romaine. Serdicae, in aedibus Academiae litterarum bulgaricae, 1977, 117 p. Vol. 5. G. Tonceva. Chronologie du Hallstatt ancien dans la Bulgarie de nord-est. Serdicae, in aedibus Academiae litterarum bulgaricae, 1980, 149 p. Vol. 6. K. Porozhanov. Society and State Organization of the Thracians mid-2nd - early 1st millennium BC (In the Context of the Palaeo-Balkan and Western Asia Minor Community). Sofia, “RAL KOLOBUR” Publishing House, 1998, 207 p. (In Bulgarian, English summary). Vol. 7. K. Jordanov. Political Relations between Macedonia and the Thracian States (359-281 BC). Sofia, “RAL KOLOBUR” Publishing House, 1998, 285 p. (In Bulgarian, English summary). Vol. 8. M. Vassileva. King Midas between Asia and Europe. Academic Press “Marin Drinov”, 2004, 160 p. (In Bulgarian, English summary). up^ 3. PULPUDEVA. Semaines philippopolitaines de l’histoire et de la culture thrace. Edition de l’Institut de Thracologie de l’Academie Bulgare des Sciences et du Musee archeologique de Plovdiv: Vol. 1. (Plovdiv, 4-19 Octobre 1974), Sofia, 1976, 243 p. Vol. 2. (Plovdiv, 4-19 Octobre 1976), Sofia, 1978, 402 p. Vol. 3. (Plovdiv, 4-19 Octobre 1978), Sofia, 1980, 337 p. Vol. 3. Suppl. Thracia Praehistorica. Sofia, 1982, 330 p. Vol. 4. (Plovdiv, 3-17 Octobre 1980), Sofia, 1983, 360 p. Vol. 5. (Plovdiv, 3-17 Octobre 1982), Sofia, 1986, 263 p. Vol. 6. (Plovdiv, 10-22 Octobre 1986), Sofia, 1993, 205 p. Vol. 6. Supplementum Table ronde “Iconographicum mythologie classicae”(Plovdiv, 10-22 Octobre 1993), Sofia, 1998, 206 p. 4. THRACIA PONTICA. Actes du Symposium international. Edition du Centre d’archeologie subaquatique et de l’Institut de Thracologie de l’Academie Bulgare des Sciences: Vol. 1. (Sozopol, 9-12 octobre 1979). Theme general: La Mer Noire et le monde mediterraneen. Sofia, 1982, 315 p. Vol. 2. (Sozopol, 4-7 octobre 1982). Theme general: Le littoral thrace et son role dans le monde ancien. Jambol, 1985, 371 p. Vol. 3. (Sozopol, 6-12 octobre 1985). Theme general: Les thraces et les colonies grecques, VII-V s. av. n. e., Sofia, 1986, 557 p. Vol. 4. (Sozopol, 6-12 octobre 1988). Les themes: Les aglomerations cotieres de la Thrace avant la colonisation grecque; Les sites submerges - methodes des recherches. Sofia, 1991, 483 p. Vol. 5. (Sozopol, 7-12 octobre 1991). Le theme: Les ports dans la vie de la Thrace ancienne. Varna, 1994, 340 p. Vol. 6.1. (Sozopol, 18-24 septembre 1994). Le theme: La Thrace et les societes maritimes anciennes. Sozopol, 1994, 407 p. Vol. 6.2. In honorem Mihaili Lazarov. Sofia, 2003, 252 p. 5. DRITTER internationaler thrakologischer Kongress (2-6 Juni 1980 Wien), Sofia, Ed. Swyat, 1984. Bd. I, 316 p; Bd. II, 352 p. and 11 tabl. 6. THRACIANS AND MYCENAEANS. Proceedings of the Fourth International Congress of Thracology (Rotterdam, 24-26 September 1984). Joint edition of E.J. Brill and Terra Antiqua Balcanica. Leiden/Sofia, 1989, 306 p. up^ 7. CONTRIBUTIONS au IVe congres international de thracologie. (Certains rapports et communications preliminaires des participants bulgares au Congres). Sofia, 1984, 190 p. 8. SPARTACUS. Symposium rebus Spartaci gesti dedicatum 2050 a. (Blagoevgrad, 20-24.IX.1977), Sofia, Ed. de l’Academie bulgare des sciences, 1981, 212 p. 9. TERRA ANTIQUA BALCANICA. ACTA. Edition de l’Universite de Sofia “Kl. Ochridski”, de l’Institut de Thracologie de l’Academie bulgare des sciences et du Centre d’histoire “Terra Antiqua Balcanica”: Vol. 1. Third International Symposium “Terra Antiqua Balcanica” (24-27 September 1985, Veliko Turnovo); Iris von Bredow. Die Thrakischen Namen bei Homer. Trinovi, 1986, 186 p. Vol. 2. Rapports et communications du Congres epigraphique, publies preablement. Tirnovi, 1987, 333 p. Vol. 3. Northeastern Bulgaria - Past and Present. Second National Symposium (Razgrad, December 8-11 1985). Sofia, 1988, 298 p. (In Bulgarian). Vol. 4. Third National Symposium Northeastern Bulgaria - Past and Present: 7-198 (In Bulgarian, English Summaries); Cv. Tafradzijska. Origin of the name Bulgaria and Its Carriers (On the Basis of Data From the Eastern Source) 199-245. Sofia, 1990 (In Bulgarian). Vol. 5. Studies on Settlement Life in Ancient Thrace. Sofia, 1990, 223 p. Vol. 6. 5th International Congress of Thracology (Ancient Balkan Studies 6 International Symposium) (Moscow, October 18-22, 1988). Subject: Ethnogenesis of the Southeastern European Peoples. Ethno-linguistic, cultural and historical Interactions on the Balkans and in the Circumpontic Zone. Sofia (Predominantly in Russian). 10. EUROPA INDO-EUROPEA. Atti del VIo Congresso Intenazionale di Tracologia e VIIi Symposium Internazionale di Studi Traci (Palma de Mallorca, 24-28 Marzo 1992). Roma, 1994, 398 p. up^ 11. THRACIA ANTIQUA. Vol. 1-9, 1976-1982. Vol. 10. In memoriam Georgi Mihailov. Sofia, 1999, 349 p. (In Bulgarian). 12. EXPEDITIO THRACICA. Archives for Settlement Studies. Vol. 1-5, 1980-1983. 13. SEMINARIUM THRACICUM. (Papers and communications read at the meetings of the Seminar): Vol. 1. Notions and Terms in Historical Science; Ethnic and Cultural Problems of Ancient Thrace. Sofia, 1985, 99 p. (In Bulgarian). Vol. 2. The Symbols and Their Nature in Antiquity; External and Internal Critism of Historical Sources; Settlement Studies - A Stage in the Historical Research, etc. Sofia, 1988, 99 p. (In Bulgarian). Vol. 3. First Academic Readings in Memory of Academician Gavril Kazarov. Sofia, 1998, 231 p. (In Bulgarian). Vol. 4. Traditions and Transformations of Cultural Phenomena in Ancient Southeastern Europe. Sofia, 2000, 190 p. (In Bulgarian). Vol. 5. Second Academic Readings in Memory of Academician Gavril Kazarov. Sofia, 2001, 204 p. (In Bulgarian). Vol. 6. Traditions and Transformations of Cultural Phenomena in Ancient Southeastern Europe. 2. Sofia, 2004, 176 p. (In Bulgarian). 14. ORPHEUS. Journal of Indo-European and Thracian Studies (Publication of the International Council of Indo-european and Thracian Studies), Sofia, University Press: Vol. 0. 1990; Vol. 1. 1991; Vol. 2. 1992; Vol. 3. 1993; Vol. 4. 1994 Vol. 5. 1995 (Selected bibliography of Thracology in Bulgaria 1970-1995, pp. 81-114). Vol. 6. 1996; Vol. 7. 1997; Vol. 8. 1998; Vol. 9. 1999 (Selected bibliography of Thracology in Bulgaria 1995-1999, pp. 65-75). Vol. 10. 2000. Vol. 11-12. 2001-2002. Vol. 13-14. 2003-2004, In memoriam Georgii Rikov. Sofia, 2004. Vol. 15. 2005, In memoriam Dimitar Boyadzhiev. Sofia, 2005. up^ 15. THRACIAN MONUMENTS. Sofia, Science and Art Publishing House: Vol. 1. The Megaliths in Thrace. Part 1, 1976, 219 p. (In Bulgarian). Vol. 2. The Thracian Sanctuaries. 1980, 217 p. (In Bulgarian). Vol. 3. The Megaliths in Thrace. Part 2. Thracia Pontica,1982, 543 p. (In Bulgarian). 16. NORTHEASTERN BULGARIA - ANTIQUITY AND CONTEMPORANEITY. FIRST NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM (Papers) (Tolbouhin, February 26-28, 1982). Sofia, 1985, 338 p. (In Bulgarian). 17. STRANDJA - ANTIQUITY AND CONTEMPORANEITY . Nos. 1-2, Sofia, 1990, 484 p. (In Bulgarian). 18. “THRACIAN ANTIQUITY” SHORT ENCYCLOPAEDIA. Sofia, “Arges” Publishing House, 1993, 316 p. (In Bulgarian). 19. BIBLIOGRAPHIA THRACICA (BTH): Vol 1. Ten Years of Bulgarian Thracological Studies. Sofia, 1984, 183 p. 20. SOURCES ON THE HISTORY OF THRACE AND THE THRACIANS: Vol. 1. Sofia, BAS Publishing House, 1981, 329 p. (In Bulgarian). Vol. 2. Sofia, BAS Publishing House, 2002, 181 p. . (In Bulgarian). 21. ANCIENT AUTHORS: ADDENDA TO THE SOURCES ON ANCIENT THRACE AND THE THRACIANS is a series where the works of the ancient Greek and Latin writers are published in full (as preserved). These are bilingual volumes (Greek and Latin, and Bulgarian translation), together with detailed historical commentaries. The passages concerning the history of Thrace and the Thracians are highlighted. blished. Vol. 1. Polybius. General History. Books I-IV. (Bulgarian translation). Sofia, Institute of Thracology, 2001, 306 p. Vol. 2. Polybius. General History. Books V-XV. (Bulgarian translation). Sofia, Institute of Thracology, 2002, 441 p. Vol. 3. Polybius. General History. Books XVI-XXX. (Bulgarian translation). Sofia, Institute of Thracology, 2003, 425 p. Vol. 4. Pausanias. Graeciae Descriptio. Books I-V. (Bulgarian translation). Sofia, Institute of Thracology, 2004, 395 p. Vol. 5. Pausanias. Graeciae Descriptio. Books VI-X. (Bulgarian translation). Sofia, Institute of Thracology, 2005, 450 p. 22. ANCIENT THRACE. (Editor-in-chief Alexander Fol). Sofia, Edited by International Fondation Europa Antiqua and Institute of Thracology. 2000, 263 p. 23. THRACE AND THE AEGEAN. Eighth International Congress of Thracology, Sofia-Yambol 25-29 September 2000, Sofia, (Editor: Alexander Fol), Edited by International Fondation Europa Antiqua and Institute of Thracology. 2002, Vol. 1, 484 p.; Vol. 2, 485 -968 p. 24. THE THRACIAN COSMOS- THE SACRED REALM OF KINGS. Authors: Dr. Valeria Fol, Dr. Alexey Stoev, Dr. Penka Stoeva, Dr. Georgi Kitov, Diana Dimitrova Copyright © 2006 Professor Alexander Fol Institute of Thracology of the Bulgarian Academy of Science The project has been realised with support of UNESCO and Cooperaziane Italiana up^