Dacia: Land of Transylvania, Cornerstone of Ancient Eastern Europe

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University Press of America, 16. mai 2009 - 276 sider
This book tells the little known story of Dacia, the powerful and rich land that became Transylvania and Romania. This kingdom was once the cornerstone of Eastern Europe. By A.D. 1, Dacia was the third largest military power in Europe, after the Romans and Germans. Most historians mistook the Dacians for Sarmatians, Scythians, even Slavs. This book revives the Dacian history and contributes to our understanding of the region as it is today. The wars, economy, and traditions of this Transylvanian land permeate the geopolitics of today's Balkan countries. To understand what is happening today in Modern Europe, we need to return to the study of this area. This book provides the context for the invasions that molded the Balkan and Eastern European nations that continue to redraw their borders and impose ethnic domination on each other.
 

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Ch01 The Geographic Configuration andHistoric Development of Dacia
1
Ch02 The Ancient World Surrounding Dacia
19
Ch03 The Making of Dacia and Its Leaders
43
Ch04 Transylvania ReligiousCenter of Dacia
65
Ch05 Language and Culture
83
Photospread
99
Ch06 Social Economic and Military Life
127
Ch07 The Shadow of the Roman Empire
143
Ch08 Two Major Wars
165
Ch09 Dacia Felix
193
Ch10 PostRoman Dacia
221
Epilogue
247
Selected Bibliography
257
Index
263
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Ion Grumeza, whose family name is Dacian, is a Romanian-born historian and scholar. He lived in Romania until 1972, when he emigrated to the United States and became a citizen. He is the author of Admiring the Goose Steps: How Hitler Succeeded in Intimidating the World Powers.

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