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" Dacia : "
Ion Grumeza.
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BL
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1034822
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b789192
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| Main Entry
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Grumeza, Ion.
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Dacia : : land of Transylvania, cornerstone of ancient eastern Europe /\ Ion Grumeza.
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| Publication Statement
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Lanham :: Hamilton Books,, ©2009.
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1 online resource (xviii, 270 pages)
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076184466X
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: 9780761844662
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9780761844655
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-261).
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| Contents
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A Note to the Reader; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Story of the Column; Chapter 01. The Geographic Configuration and Historic Development of Dacia; Chapter 02. The Ancient World Surrounding Dacia; Chapter 03. The Making of Dacia and Its Leaders; Chapter 04. Transylvania, Religious Center of Dacia; Chapter 05. Language and Culture; photospread; Chapter 06. Social, Economic, and Military Life; Chapter 07. The Shadow of the Roman Empire; Chapter 08. Two Major Wars; Chapter 09. Dacia Felix; Chapter 10. Post-Roman Dacia; Epilogue; Selected Bibliography; Index.
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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 i.
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Dacians.
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Romanians-- Origin.
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Dacians.
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HISTORY-- Ancient-- General.
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Romanians-- Origin.
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Dacia, History.
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Transylvania (Romania), History.
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Europe, Dacia.
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Romania, Transylvania.
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939.8
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DG59.D3G78 2009eb
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