Situated in the southeast of Europe, Romanian Countries had an intense diplomatic activity, even if this was not recorded accordingly in documents of the day.
Cryptographic Systems Used in the Romanian Countries between the 15th – 19th Centuries
February 13, 2015 By
The Thraco-Dacian Origin of the Paparuda/Dodola Rain-Making Ritual
November 18, 2014 By
This study presents an analysis about the rain-making ritual from Romania, called Paparuda, performed in the spring and in times of severe drought
The Use of History in Dracula Tourism in Romania
July 21, 2014 By
In this article I will examine what kinds of history and tradition are used and told in Dracula tourism in Romania, and which eras of history are highlighted and why.
Tomb of Vlad the Impaler may have been found in Italy
June 16, 2014 By
Researchers from Estonia believe that the remains of Vlad III, better known as Vlad the Impaler, are buried in a church in Naples, Italy.
The Romanian Countries in the Middle Ages: between Byzantium and the West
November 10, 2013 By
The 14th century represents an exceptional period for the Romanian Principalities. This time witnessed the creation of the medieval Romanian state with its two representatives: Walachia (situated to the south of the Carpathians) and, to the east, Moldavia.
Castles, Confusion, and the Count: Vlad the Impaler’s Impact on Tourism in Romania
October 31, 2013 By
Vlad the Impaler is often buried in the vampire myths of Count Dracula, even in Romania where the Impaler lived and died.
Prince Michael the Brave in the History of the Romanians
July 16, 2013 By
Michael the Brave was a Romanian prince, one of the greatest personalities of the Romanian history, who lived during the sixteenth century.
Transylvanian Identities in the Middle Ages
November 25, 2012 By
Identity has become a subject of historical exploration as it is also one of the themes examined from the perspectives of various disciplines belonging to the social sciences such as sociology, psychology or anthropology.
Contacts between the Romanians and Turkic nomads. Disinformation, mystification and xenophobia: N. Berend
September 24, 2012 By
It is not as much the lack of minimal knowledge of the history of medieval Moldavia which astounds the reader of the review, as the outpour of misinformation and a hardly veiled bias against Romanians.
Romanian-Saxon Intercultural Aspects in Braşov
June 24, 2012 By
The most pertinent opinions can be expressed about this complex and subtle phenomenon not by appealing to the memory of documents and libraries, but living together in explicitly multi-cultural environments.
Transylvania in Hungarian History: An Introduction
June 3, 2012 By
From their Balkan homeland the Vlachs began their migrations north in the thirteenth century, migrations that were accelerated no doubt by the beginning of Ottoman Turkish expansion into the Balkans.
Braşov (Kronstadt) in the Defence against the Turks (1438–1479)
June 3, 2012 By
Confrontation with Ottoman expansion began for Braşov at the end of the 14th century with the treaty with Mircea the Elder in the year 1395 which was part of King Sigismund of Luxembourg’s anti-Ottoman policy and was signed in Braşov.
Salt trade and warfare in early medieval Transylvania
November 25, 2011 By
For medieval man, salt was a strategic resource as important as iron and gold.
Vlad Dracula and Coeval Armatura
October 30, 2011 By
The famous/infamous European hero, crusader and voivod, Vlad “Tepes” Dracula III (1431-1476), was actually (for better or for worse) one of knightly peers of European Chivalry.
The relationships between the State and the Church in the Romanian Countries (14th-18th centuries)
October 2, 2011 By
The relationships between the State and the Church in the Romanian Countries (14th-18th centuries) Flaut, Daniel Revista Romana de Studii Eurasiatice, Vol.4 (2008) Abstract History shows that, in setting up its organization, the Christian Church has always taken into consideration the historical context. In the Romanian Countries, as with other Orthodox peoples, “there was a strong […]
Inspiration and Innovation: Orthodox Art in the Romanian Lands in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries
July 24, 2011 By
Inspiration and Innovation: Orthodox Art in the Romanian Lands in the Fourteenth and FifteenthCenturies D-Vasilescu, Elena Ene (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK) 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies Communication (VI.8 Art and Orthodoxy) Abstract One in the series of overlapping Christian discourses which Averil Cameron speaks about in her book Christianity and the Rhetoric of the Empire […]
Anti-Ottoman Warfare and Italian Propaganda: The Crusader Background of the Ottoman Raid on Oradea in 1474
July 7, 2011 By
Anti-Ottoman Warfare and Italian Propaganda: The Crusader Background of the Ottoman Raid on Oradea in 1474 By Alexandru Simon Crisia Magazine, Vol.37 (2007) Introduction: In 1474, 10 years had passed since the last major royal Hungarian anti-Ottoman action. In 1464, Matthias (Mátyás, Matia) Corvinus’ second Bosnian campaign had been a relative success. In 1468, an […]
The Black Dragon – Music from the Time of Vlad Dracula
May 13, 2011 By
The Black Dragon – Music from the Time of Vlad Dracula Annette Bauer – recorders, voice, percussion, citole, bells Phoebe Jevtovic – voice, bells Shira Kammen – vielle, harp, voice Tim Rayborn – psaltery, percussion ‘ud, citole Tonight, we were delighted that we had a fantastic opportunity to attend a concert by Cançonièr. Cançonièr, “songbook” […]
The End of the Lower Danubian Limes: A Violent or a Peaceful Process?
March 20, 2011 By
The End of the Lower Danubian Limes: A Violent or a Peaceful Process? By Alexandru Madgearu Studia Antiqua et Archaeologica, Vol.12 (2006) Abstract: If we consider that the end of the limes signified the abandonment of the fortresses by the Byzantine army, then we should agree that this process was violent, but only before 598. […]
The spirit of the transilvanian fortified churches…The people have left, their buildings remain
March 14, 2011 By
The spirit of the transilvanian fortified churches…The people have left, their buildings remain Szaktilla, Sebastian Paper give at the 16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’, 29 sept – 4 oct 2008, Quebec, Canada Abstract The fortified churches of the ́Transilvanian Saxons ́ in Romania are unique […]
Dracula: From Historical Voievod To Vampire Prince
October 31, 2010 By
Vlad Dracula was a fifteenth century historical prince in Wallachia, a part of modern day Romania.
Holy Murals of Blue: Churches of Moldavia
April 17, 2010 By
Church walls entirely covered with colourful fresco paintings – a feature unique to the region of Moldavia in Romania. Moldavia has long been called the land where God lives. Many of the churches have frescoes here; seven of them have been inscribed as World Heritage. The Principality of Moldavia fought against Ottoman invasion in the […]
On the Medieval Urban Economy in Wallachia
March 9, 2010 By
On the Medieval Urban Economy in Wallachia By Laurentiu Radvan Scientific Annals of the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi: Economic Sciences Series, V.56 (2009) Abstract: The present study focuses on the background of the medieval urban economy in Wallachia. Townspeople earned most of their income through trade. Acting as middlemen in the trade between […]
THE VLACHS AND THE TROUBADOUR: Brief Analysis of Three Poems by Raimbaut de Vaqueiras
May 18, 2009 By
THE VLACHS AND THE TROUBADOUR: Brief Analysis of Three Poems by Raimbaut de Vaqueiras Agrigoroaei, Vladimir Studia Patzinaka, 6, 2008, pp. 37-57 Abstract The purpose of this short article is not that of interpreting, analyzing in detail, or clearing out the mystery behind the presence of the Vlachs in two (or three) troubadour texts written […]
Trois techniques d’excavation Nouvelles recherches sur le complexe Basarabi-Murfatlar
May 17, 2009 By
Trois techniques d’excavation Nouvelles recherches sur le complexe Basarabi-Murfatlar Agrigoroaei, Vladimir Studia Patzinaka, 4.1, 2007, pp. 45-71 Abstract Les églises rupestres de Basarabi-Murfatlar (département de Constanţa, Roumanie) se trouvent sur le versant nord-ouest d’une colline de craie, à quelques dizaines de mètres du Canal Danube-Mer Noire. Tout près, de l’autre côté de la colline, est […]
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