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Who were the first inhabitants of Romania?
stone age hunters
The earliest inhabitants of Romania were stone age hunters who lived about 8,000 BC. In time the people of Romania learned to farm and then they learned to make bronze tools. Eventually, they learned to use iron. From about 600 BC the ancient Greeks traded with the people they called Getae.
What is the history of Romanian?
Romanians regard themselves as the descendants of the ancient Romans who conquered southern Transylvania under the emperor Trajan in 105 ce and of the Dacians who lived in the mountains north of the Danubian Plain and in the Transylvanian Basin.
Was Romania ever part of the Ottoman Empire?
Independence and Kingdom of Romania Romania declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire after the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), in which the Ottomans fought against the Russian empire. In the 1878 Treaty of Berlin, Romania was officially recognized as an independent state by the Great Powers.
Who invented Romanian language?
linguist Ovid Densusianu
The Romanian linguist Ovid Densusianu coined the term “Thraco-Roman” in 1901 to describe the “oldest epoch of the creation of the Romanian language”, when the Vulgar Latin spoken in the Balkans between the 4th and 6th centuries, having its own peculiarities, had evolved into what is known as Proto-Romanian.
How old is Transylvania?
Some historians assert Transylvania was settled by Hungarians in several stages between the 10th and 13th centuries, while others claim that it was already settled, since the earliest Hungarian artifacts found in the region are dated to the first half of the 10th century.
What did Romania invent?
Theodor Ionescu invented the 3D movies. Petrache Poenaru invented the fountain pen. Nicolae Paulescu contributed to the invention of insulin. Eugen Pavel invented the Hyper CD-ROM.
Where did the Romanian people come from?
According to the “admigration” theory, proposed by Dimitrie Onciul (1856–1923), the formation of the Romanian people occurred in the former “Dacia Traiana” province, and in the central regions of the Balkan Peninsula.
What is the origin of the theories of the Transylvanian School?
Historiography: origin of the theories. When suggesting that the Romanians of Transylvania were the direct descendants of the Roman colonists in Emperor Trajan’s Dacia, the historians of the “Transylvanian School” also demanded that the Romanians were to be regarded as the oldest residents of the country.
How did Romania gain independence from the Russian Empire?
On April 16, Romania and the Russian Empire sign a treaty under which Russian troops are allowed to pass through Romanian territory, with the condition to respect the integrity of Romania. On 21 May, the Parliament of Romania declare the independence of the country.
What are the different theories on the Romanian Urheimat?
Accordingly, theories on the Romanian Urheimat or “homeland” can be divided into two or more groups, including the theory of Daco-Roman continuity of the continuous presence of the Romanians’ ancestors in the lands north of the Lower Danube and the opposite immigrationist theory.