r/news • u/AudibleNod • 1d ago

Remains of medieval ruler Czar Samuel will arrive in Bulgaria after decades of talks with Greece

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/remains-of-medieval-ruler-czar-samuel-will-arrive-in-bulgaria-after-decades-of-talks-with-greece/
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u/AudibleNod 1d ago

I like that we're at a point where countries are repatriating remains and culturally significant items is the becoming the norm.

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u/TheTasorole 1d ago

To be fair, this happened because his remains were never stolen and the British couldn't snort anything.

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u/OrganicDigitalArt 1d ago

Tell that to the mummies... he got lucky!

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u/its_yer_dad 1d ago

Czar Samuel will be thrilled I’m sure 

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u/badword 1d ago

He can finally live the happy and peaceful life he always dreamed of now.

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u/alexios_kk 1d ago

Why don’t they just put the guy back where he was buried for a thousand years?

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u/darienrude_dankstorm 1d ago

Because he was a Bulgarian leader and should be in Bulgaria. 

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u/Fantastic-Box-8388 1d ago

Didn’t realize Basil II defeated Samuel so badly his remains were buried in Greece

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u/darienrude_dankstorm 1d ago

He was buried in the Bulgarian Empire.

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u/Fantastic-Box-8388 22h ago

Which part of the Bulgarian empire

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u/darienrude_dankstorm 21h ago

Doubling down on a simple incorrect comment?