/ world in the present day information/ July 3 marks the eightieth anniversary of the start of the world-famous scientist and nice pal of the individuals of Strandzha. Prof. Alexander FOL was the chairman of the Common Scientific Advisory Board of the Program for Complete Analysis of the Strandzha Mountain (1975-1986) and the founding father of ECOPAN. Seven years in the past, Stara planina – the traditional Hem, obtained his ashes. In Strandzha, the rediscovered Astike, the fireside lit by him remained. On today we’re by the fireplace.
THE ETERNAL RETURN …
Land Between the Seas – The Land of Astike
Prof. Alexander Fol
The toponym Ineada is a relict of the Thracian tribal identify tini, coastal inhabitants on the European coast with its instant hinterland, but additionally on Asia Minor, the place it takes the shape vi-tini. The promontory was known as Tineada in later occasions (fifth century BC), nevertheless it continued to evoke the identical dreaded associative hyperlink between shipwreck and heavy slavery among the many “barbarians” for the Hellenes.
Within the 4th and after 4th centuries BC the ethnonym tini and its derivatives fade within the written sources on the expense of the tribal collective identify “asti”. The Strandjan inhabitants started to be known as Asti by the Hellenes, as a result of they seen its putting behavior of taking part in round and in fireplace or “enhestia” (in “the fireside, within the fireplace”), from the place it originated, via the transformation of “Asti” and in the present day’s ” nestinari”. The identify of the ritual dance, became an etonym, and the etonym right into a toponym, is a well-recognized approach within the language observe of people that observe non-literary ethnodemographic communities, such because the Thracian one on this case – the Strandzha group. The toponym is Astike, i.e. the land of the Asti, which with this identify grew to become recognized in current centuries whilst one of many methods (military-administrative areas between the III century BC and the I century AD) in Thrace.
Nevertheless, the toponym Strandzha supplies a totally completely different risk. It isn’t historic Greek, however belongs to Thracian watchers. These Thracians are the Odrysians, extra exactly, the traditional Greek-speaking royal courtiers within the fifth and the primary half of the 4th century BC, when the Odrysian state, whose core lies alongside the course of the Maritsa to the confluence and close to the town of Enos (in the present day Enez ) introduced the mountain underneath his management. Inasmuch because the Thracian tribe of Maritsa and Maris, however refers back to the decrease and present, and the well-known Hebros of the Hellenes was not utilized in Thrace, the hydronym Tonzos, which in the present day refers to Tunja, apparently meant the center course of Maritsa, not less than within the catchment space close to Edirne. The Thracian Tonzos gave start to the Odris-observers, the pure designation of the realm mendacity “past” the river within the type of the traditional Greek language “tra-tonzos”, which was efficiently Slavicized via “stratonzos” in “Strandja”, wherein the Turkish language fund would additionally play a job after the 14th century
Conclusion: The invention of the Thracian Astike as part of the cultural and informational house of the traditional Greek civilization may be carried out both via the Thracian east, i.e. from the Black Coastline, or via the Odrisian west, i.e. from the Tundzha-Maritsa river in an advantageous route. From a cultural and historic perspective, probably the most appropriate beginning factors for beginning the journey within the internal Strandzha can be situated within the part between Primorsko and Ahtopol on the Bulgarian coast and within the part between Cape Ineada and Midia on the Turkish coast. That is the “east entrance”. From a cultural and historic perspective, probably the most appropriate factors for beginning the journey from the “western entrance” can be situated between the cities of Elhovo and Edirne. After all, in each methods, one will finally find yourself in one of many niches of the Strandzhan massif situated in its central half (for them), or in a number of niches, however the trick of the challenge will probably be within the distinction between the methods to be discovered within the highlights of the discoveries themselves.
Thus, the vacationer will discover himself within the Thracian Strandzha itself – within the nation of Astike.
© Al. FALL, writer (2004)
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Illustrations:
1. Strandzha
2. The event of cultural tourism within the Strandja area can’t do with out the elemental scientific work “Strandja: Historic and Trendy”, revealed in 1990 on the concept of Prof. Al. FOL. Its 500 pages include info and analysis concerning the mountain that may change its future. With its undoubted scientific and collectible worth, the e book is likely one of the most sought-after Bulgarian publications on the home and worldwide e book market.
3. Prof. Alexander N. FOL – Chairman of the Common Scientific Advisory Board of the Scientific Analysis Program of the Strandzhan-Sakar area (1975-1886). One of many creators of the Program Coordination Heart for Scientific Analysis – ECOPAN. His is the identify of the Heart – ECOPAN.
From the group of the Program Coordination Heart for Scientific Analysis – ECOPAN, Malko Tarnovo
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