raZor_X
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The mysterious Warlock
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posted April 15, 2002 07:56 AM |
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Info about my Country...
Hello guys...
Since I'm the only HC member from my country, and it is quite a small one, I decided to put some facts about my country for the other members interested in Ballkans history...
-The Albanian language, as one of the original 9 Indo-European languages, is one of Europe's oldest languages and is not derived from any other language. The other 8 Indo-European languages are Armenian, Balto-Slavic, Germanic,
Hellenic, Indian, Iranian, Italic, and Keltic!
-The name "Albania" is derived from the ancient Illyrian tribe called the Albanoi who inhabited the provinces of Durres and Dibra in today's Albania in 200 AD!
-The earliest known king of the Illyrians was named "Hyllus" who died in 1225 BC. His name remains in the Albanian language today as "yll" meaning "star" and today as KULAR!
-The emperors that Albania contributed to the Roman Empire were Diocletian, Julian, Probus, Claudius Probus, Constantine the Great, and one of its most famous emperors, Justinian the First!
-the Byzantine Emperor, Anastasius (491-518 AD), was an Albanian who was a native of Durres on the Albanian coast! Also Constantine the Great, is the one who created a city called Constantinopolis, which is now called Istanbul.
-The Grand Viziers who ruled the Ottoman Empire during the entire 17th century were all Albanians and came from just one family named Koprulu! Indeed, some 26 Grand Viziers or Prime Ministers of Albanian blood directed the affairs of
the Ottoman Empire since the 1500s!
-The Governors of Romania throughout the entire 19th century came from one Albanian family named Gjika!
-Pope Clement VII of Rome (his reign: 1700-1721) was an Albanian as were numerous cardinals!
-The chief builder of the incomparable Taj Mahal in India was an Albanian, Mehmet Isa! And that another Albanian, Sadefqar Mehmeti, is the architect credited with the design of the famous Blue Mosque in Istanbul!
-Pashko Vaso, an ardent Albanian nationalist in Albania's drive to independence from the Turks in 1878, was once the Governor of Lebanon!
-Karl Von Ghega, the builder of the famous Semmering railway in Austria that became the model for all of Europe was an Albanian (his last name, of course, stems from the Albanian word "Gheg" signifying someone from the northern part of Albania. People of the southern part are called "Tosks")!
-Sir William Woodthorpe Tarn, a Fellow of the British Academy, regarded worldwide by historians as having written the definitive work on Alexander the Great, states in the opening paragraph of his book Alexander the Great that
Alexander certainly had from his father (Philip II) and probably from his mother (Olymbia) Illyrian, or Albanian, blood!
-The world's only living saint is an Albanian - Mother Theresa. Her real name is Agnes Bojaxhiu. "Bojaxhi" in the Albanian language means "painter!"
Well, thats all of what I can think of for the moment.And please post all the facts that you can think for your countries...
raZor_X
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posted April 15, 2002 08:08 AM
