Name: A Short History of Romania | Ion Bulei
Brand: Meronia
Price: 47.25 RON
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A history of Romanians in a nutshell, to the point and marking the essential.A history of Romanians in the overall European context.Flexible approach, vivid, clear writing.Answering the author’s questions, it hopefully meets readers’ interest, too.Fine reading for everyone.Fragment din carte:"• Wallachia was the second Romanian territory under direct Ottoman threat. Thanks to the efforts made by Vlaicu (Vladislav I, 1364—about 1376) and, especially, by Mircea the Old (1386-1418), the Ottoman advance, which had reached the Danube, was stopped. In 1395, Bayazid crossed the Danube, but the incursion ended with Mircea the Old's victory in the battle of Rovine. Laonicus Chalcocondyles, a Byzantine chronicler, described the battle as follows: "Mircea had gathered his army, yet he did not plan to attack but carefully took the women and children to the hills of Brasov to shelter them. After that he and his army started following Bayazid through the thick oak trees that cover most of the country and make it difficult for the enemies to pass through or to win a victory. And during that time he performed feats worth to be remembered, fighting with enemy units that were wandering in search of food or for stealing cattle; he courageously followed Bayazid and brilliantly fought him." The battle was fought at a place (Rovine) strengthened with ditches. The chronicle writes that the river crossing the battlefield was "red, like the blood flowing from the fallen bodies." It was the first reso