The three chief candidates considered by historians are Illyrian, Dacian, or Thracian, though there were other groups in the ancient Balkans besides Greeks who were neither Illyrian, Dacian, nor Thracian, including Paionians (who lived north of Macedon) and Agrianians. The Illyrian language and the Thracian language are generally considered to have been on different Indo-European branches. Not much is left of the old Illyrian, Dacian or Thracian tong ...

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According to this theory, a Romanic population came from the south in the Middle Ages and settled down in present-day Romania. Origin of Romanians - Arguments for. Common words in Romanian and Albanian language which may be of Thracian or Illyrian origin (see also Origin of Albanians). However, according to a number of thracologists, the Proto-Albanian and Dacian languages were probably related and the common words could have come from the Dacian language. ^{See also:}

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Kosovo:    1,672,000 Serbia (excluding Kosovo):    67,000 Republic of Macedonia:    509,000 Greece:    650,000 Italy:    233,000 Sweden:    40,000 Denmark:    8,000 USA:    114,000 France:    20,000 Slovenia:    6,000 Croatia:    4,500 Romania:    500 Belgium:  
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Balkan linguistic union or Balkansprachbund is a name given to the similarities in grammar, syntax, vocabulary and phonology found in the languages of the Balkans, which belong to various Indo-European branches, such as Albanian, Greek, Romance and Slavic. While the common vocabulary between each language is relatively small, the grammars of the languages have a high degree of similarity, among which the adoption of a standard case system and a movement toward analyzation. Balkan linguistic union - History< ...

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After the Romans conquered Dacia in 106, a process of romanization of the Dacians took place. According to this theory, the Roman administration retreated from Dacia around 271, but romanized Dacians stayed on, and have continuously lived in Dacia throughout the Dark Ages. Romanians are their descendants. Origin of Romanians - Arguments for. Extensive Roman colonization of Dacia. The colonists came from different provinces of the Roman empire. They had no common language except for Latin. In ...

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Albanians - Contribution to humanity. Albanians have played a prominent role in the development of the arts and sciences as well as in religion and sport. Prominent individuals have included the writer Ismail Kadare, the painter Ibrahim Kodra, the composer Simon Gjoni, the Nobel prize winner Ferid Murad, the Olympic athlete Klodiana Shala, the Roman Catholic missionary Mother Teresa and Pope Clement XI.Other well known individuals include the prime minister of the Ottoman Empire Ferhat Pasha and Mehemet Ali the v ...

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Main article: Illyria The Illyrians were Indo-European tribesmen who appeared in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula about 1000 B.C., a period coinciding with the end of the Bronze Age and beginning of the Iron Age. They inhabited much of the area for at least the next millennium. Archaeologists associate the Illyrians with the Hallstatt culture, an Iron Age people noted for production of iron and bronze swords with winged-shaped handles and for domestication of horses. The Illyrians occupied lands extending from the Danube, Sava ...

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History of Albania, History of Albania - The Origin of the Albanians, History of Albania - Ancient Illyria, History of Albania - The Roman Period, History of Albania - The Coming of Christianity, History of Albania - The Barbarian Invasions And The Middle Ages, History of Albania - Ottoman Rule, History of Albania - The birth of Albanian nationalism, History of Albania - World War I and its effects on Albania, History of Albania - World War II and the rise of Communism 1941-44, History of Albania - Communist Albania, History of Albania - Modern Albania

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Balkan linguistic union - Grammatical features. The number of cases is reduced, several cases being replaced with prepositions, the only exception being Serbian. A common case system of a Balkan language is: Nominative Accusative (using prepositions and the form in the nominative case) Dative / Genitive (merged) Vocative In the Balkan languages, the genitive and dative cases (or corresponding prepositional constructions) are merged. Example: (Dadoh knigata na Mariya ...

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Little is known about Kosovo before about the 11th century AD. The region was certainly inhabited in prehistoric times, it appears, by two different cultures: Bronze and Iron Age tombs have been found only in Metohia, and not in Kosovo[1]. After the Indo-European invasion, Kosovo became inhabited by Illyrian and Thracian tribes, such as the Dardani and the Triballi. Later, the whole territory of Kosovo became part of the Roman Empire, although it is not ...

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History of Kosovo, History of Kosovo - Kosovo from prehistory to 1455, History of Kosovo - Kosovo from 1455 to 1912, History of Kosovo - 20th century, History of Kosovo - The 1990s, History of Kosovo - War and its aftermath, History of Kosovo - Kosovo from June 10 1999

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The Balkan toponym Albania may share the same etymology as the Alps, which is of disputed etymology[1]. Some linguists propose a derivation from the Proto-Indo-European root *albho-, which meant 'white'; referring perhaps to the snow-capped mountains of Albania. Others think the source may be a non-Indo-European root *alb-, meaning 'mountain' (cf. pre-Celtic alb, "hill"). Another idea is that Albania derives from PIE *al-, 'to grow, nourish', fro ...

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Albania toponym, Albania toponym - Albania Balkans, Albania toponym - Arbon, Albania toponym - Albanoi, Albania toponym - Albania, Albania toponym - Arbanon, Albania toponym - Shqipëria, Albania toponym - Albania Caucasus, Albania toponym - Albania Scotland

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Albanians - Contribution to humanity. Albanians have played a prominent role in the development of the arts and sciences as well as in religion and sport. Prominent individuals have included the defender and leader of Albania during the mid 15th century Skenderbeg, the writer Ismail Kadare, the painter Ibrahim Kodra, the composer Simon Gjoni, the Nobel prize winner Ferid Murad, the Olympic athlete Klodiana Shala, the Roman Catholic missionary Mother Teresa and Pope Clement XI.Other well known individuals include ...

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In the Illyrian Wars of 229 and 219 B.C., Rome overran the Illyrian settlements in the Neretva River valley. The Romans made new gains in 168 B.C., and Roman forces captured Illyria's King Gentius at Shkodër, which they called Scodra, and brought him to Rome in 165 B.C. A century later, Julius Caesar and his rival Pompey fought their decisive battle near Durrës (Dyrrachium). Rome finally subjugated recalcitrant Illyrian tribes in the western Balkans dwing the region of Emperor Tiberius in A.D. 9. The Romans divided the lands that make up present-day Albania ...

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History of Albania, History of Albania - The Origin of the Albanians, History of Albania - Ancient Illyria, History of Albania - The Roman Period, History of Albania - The Coming of Christianity, History of Albania - The Barbarian Invasions And The Middle Ages, History of Albania - Ottoman Rule, History of Albania - The birth of Albanian nationalism, History of Albania - World War I and its effects on Albania, History of Albania - World War II and the rise of Communism 1941-44, History of Albania - Communist Albania, History of Albania - Modern Albania

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Main article: Origin of Albanians A number of scholars consider that the Albanians are direct descendants of an Illyrian tribe that was named "Albanoi" that was located in present day Albania. Many scholars dispute this. See Origin of Albanians. Some scholars have claimed that the Albanians and the Illyrians are the descendants of the ancient Pelasgians, and thus their history goes back at least 4000 years before Christ. Those who support the Illyrian-Albanian continuity theory maintain that all the Illyrian tribes excep ...

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History of Albania, History of Albania - The Origin of the Albanians, History of Albania - Ancient Illyria, History of Albania - The Roman Period, History of Albania - The Coming of Christianity, History of Albania - The Barbarian Invasions And The Middle Ages, History of Albania - Ottoman Rule, History of Albania - The birth of Albanian nationalism, History of Albania - World War I and its effects on Albania, History of Albania - World War II and the rise of Communism 1941-44, History of Albania - Communist Albania, History of Albania - Modern Albania

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Main article: History of Albania (1919-1939) Albania achieved a degree of statehood after World War I, in part because of the diplomatic intercession of the United States. The country suffered from a debilitating lack of economic and social development, however, and its first years of independence were fraught with political instability. Unable to survive in a predatory world without a foreign protector, Albania became the object of tensions between Italy and the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, an ...

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History of Albania, History of Albania - The Origin of the Albanians, History of Albania - Ancient Illyria, History of Albania - The Roman Period, History of Albania - The Coming of Christianity, History of Albania - The Barbarian Invasions And The Middle Ages, History of Albania - Ottoman Rule, History of Albania - The birth of Albanian nationalism, History of Albania - World War I and its effects on Albania, History of Albania - World War II and the rise of Communism 1941-44, History of Albania - Communist Albania, History of Albania - Modern Albania

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Main article: History of Albania (1945-1989) Enver Hoxha and Mehmet Shehu emerged as the dominant figures in Albania after five years of political turmoil following the end of World War II. They began to concentrate primarily on securing and maintaining their power base, and secondarily on preserving Albania's independence and reshaping the country according to the precepts of Stalinism. Throughout all rule, Hoxha engineered an elaborate cult of personality that elevated him to the status of infallible leader. When he died in 1985, g ...

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History of Albania, History of Albania - The Origin of the Albanians, History of Albania - Ancient Illyria, History of Albania - The Roman Period, History of Albania - The Coming of Christianity, History of Albania - The Barbarian Invasions And The Middle Ages, History of Albania - Ottoman Rule, History of Albania - The birth of Albanian nationalism, History of Albania - World War I and its effects on Albania, History of Albania - World War II and the rise of Communism 1941-44, History of Albania - Communist Albania, History of Albania - Modern Albania

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Main article: History of Albania (1989-present) Since 1992 Albania has been oriented towards the West. In 1995, Albania was accepted in the Council of Europe and has requested membership in NATO. The workforce of Albania has continued to emigrate to Greece, Italy, Europe and North America. Corruption in the government is becoming more and more obvious. The political leadership has not fulfilled the peop ...

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History of Albania, History of Albania - The Origin of the Albanians, History of Albania - Ancient Illyria, History of Albania - The Roman Period, History of Albania - The Coming of Christianity, History of Albania - The Barbarian Invasions And The Middle Ages, History of Albania - Ottoman Rule, History of Albania - The birth of Albanian nationalism, History of Albania - World War I and its effects on Albania, History of Albania - World War II and the rise of Communism 1941-44, History of Albania - Communist Albania, History of Albania - Modern Albania

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Main article: Military history of Albania during World War II Between 1941 and 1944, communist partisans fought Italian and German occupation forces as well as various pro-fascist Albanian groups. Being communist, they had no help from the west, and only ideological help from Russia. However, they were victorious in World War II and took over the country which became communist immediately after that. ...

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History of Albania, History of Albania - The Origin of the Albanians, History of Albania - Ancient Illyria, History of Albania - The Roman Period, History of Albania - The Coming of Christianity, History of Albania - The Barbarian Invasions And The Middle Ages, History of Albania - Ottoman Rule, History of Albania - The birth of Albanian nationalism, History of Albania - World War I and its effects on Albania, History of Albania - World War II and the rise of Communism 1941-44, History of Albania - Communist Albania, History of Albania - Modern Albania

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Both Kosovo (a Serbian province though governed since June 1999 by UNMIK, backed by KFOR, a NATO-led international force) and western Macedonia have in recent years seen armed movements (Kosovo Liberation Army, UCPMB, Macedonian NLA) aiming either for independence, greater autonomy, or increased human and political rights. The fate of Kosovo remains uncertain owing to the reluctance of the Albanian majority to contemplate a restoration of Serbian sovereignty and of the United Nations and NATO to separate the territory definitively from Serbia in contravention ...

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Albanians, Albanians - Population, Albanians - Culture, Albanians - Contribution to humanity, Albanians - Language, Albanians - Religion, Albanians - Symbolism, Albanians - History, Albanians - Ethnic Albanians, Albanians - Albanian Nationalism

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Main article: Albanian lands under Ottoman domination Ottoman supremacy in the Balkan region began in 1385 but was briefly interrupted in the 15th century, when Gjerg Kastrioti, an Albanian warrior known as Skanderbeg, allied with some Albanian chiefs and fought-off Turkish rule from 1443-1478. Upon the Ottomans' return, a large number of Albanians fled to Italy, Greece and Egypt and many of the Albanians who remained (about two-thirds of the Albanian population), converted to the Islamic faith. Many Albanians won fame and fort ...

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History of Albania, History of Albania - The Origin of the Albanians, History of Albania - Ancient Illyria, History of Albania - The Roman Period, History of Albania - The Coming of Christianity, History of Albania - The Barbarian Invasions And The Middle Ages, History of Albania - Ottoman Rule, History of Albania - The birth of Albanian nationalism, History of Albania - World War I and its effects on Albania, History of Albania - World War II and the rise of Communism 1941-44, History of Albania - Communist Albania, History of Albania - Modern Albania

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Main article: National awakening and the birth of Albania By the 1870s, the Sublime Porte's reforms aimed at checking the Ottoman Empire's disintegration had clearly failed. The image of the "Turkish yoke" had become fixed in the nationalist mythologies and psyches of the empire's Balkan peoples, and their march toward independence quickened. The Albanians, because of the preponderance of Muslims link with Islam and their internal social divisions, were the last of the Balkan peoples to develop a national consciousness, which w ...

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