Ion Grumeza

Dacia (eBook, PDF)

Land of Transylvania, Cornerstone of Ancient Eastern Europe

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 1
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780761880240
• Artikelnr.: 74829839

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 A Note to the Reader Part 2 Preface Part 3 Acknowledgments Part 4
Introduction: The Story of the Column Part 5 I: The Geographic
Configuration and Historic Development of Dacia Part 6 II: The Ancient
World Surrounding Dacia Part 7 III: The Making of Dacia and Its Leaders
Part 8 IV: Transylvania, Religious Center of Dacia Part 9 V. Language and
Culture Part 10 VI: Social, Economic, and Military Life Part 11 VII: The
Shadow of the Roman Empire Part 12 VIII: Two Major Wars Part 13 IX: Dacia
Felix Part 14 X: Post-Roman Dacia Part 15 Epilogue