The History of Romania
Dacia ( – 106)
Inhabited by Dacians, Indo-Europeans with a rich culture
Influenced by neighbouring peoples, it was a trade centre
Roman Dacia (106 – 275)
Dacia was conquered by the Roman Empire in 106 AD and was a province high in mineral wealth
Cities were established promoting Romanisation
The province was abandoned in 275 due to increased pressures from roman tribes
Early Middle Ages (275 – 1000)
Tribes continuously invaded e.g. Goths and Huns
The Romanian people were descendants of Slavs and Daco-Romans
Christianity soared
The Byzantine Empire encapsulated the region
Romanian language was formed from Slavic migration
Hungarians settled in the West
Nomadic tribes (Pechenegs and Cumans) began to settle
Politically fragmented
High Middle Ages (1000 – 1300)
Trade routes flourished as Hungary tightened its grip on western Romania
Mongols invaded on the East
Late Middle Ages (1300 – 1500)
Wallachia was consolidated under Vlad the Impaler
Ottomans began to exert influence over the region
Early Modern Romania (1500 – 1877)
Region was a vassal of the Ottoman empire
Greeks ruled Wallachia and Moldovia
1848 revolutions saw a rise in nationalism and demands for reform
Independence (1877 – 1918)
Became independent of the Ottoman Empire after the Russian-Turkish war (1877-1878)
Greater Romania (1918 – 1947)
Following WWI Romania expanded its territory and became “Greater Romania”
Communism (1947 – 1989)
After WWII, due to Soviet influence, Romania became a Communist state
Revolution (1989 – )
The revolution in 1989 saw the downfall of communism in the state