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Ancient Transylvanian History, Orastie Region - Local history, from pre-literate times and the kingdom of the Dacians up through Herodotus' observations. Includes mythology and linguistics.
Portrait of Neagoe Basarab and his son Theodosios - On this small panel are portrayed, turning three-quarters to the right, the busts of the ruling Prince of Wallachia, Neagoe Basarab (1512-21), and his son Theodosios. Both are dressed in the typical attire of the ruling princes of Wallachia. In the upper right corner is the hand of God, blessing them both.
Romanian History - From early history through Dacia, Middle Ages, and modern times, including communism and the return to democracy. Appendices on the monarchy, Ceaucescu, the Orthodox church, and Vlad Dracula in both legend and truth. Well illustrated.
Coup d'Etat of 1989 - In-depth analysis and photographs of the 1989 "revolution" in Timisoara. Audio, video, and a written transcript of the trial of the Ceaucescus. In English and Romanian.
Kalman's Great Escape from Communist Romania - A true story detailing life under Ceaucescu and one man's escape.
The Real History of the Romanians - One author's interesting hypotheses.
Queen Marie of Romania Photo Album - A rare collection of photographs of the royal family. Note that images are large and load slowly.
Dacia - Offers details about geto-dacians, their history, their spirituality, and their importance in the evolution of the Romanian people.
Carmen Sylva and Queen Marie - A collection of historical images and documents. There are specific categories for two Romanian queens.
The Dacians - People of Ancient Times - Details about the ancient civilization of the Dacians. Includes information regarding their society, their religion, their political life. Offers articles, links and pictures.
The Internet Modern Jewish History Sourcebook for Central and Eastern Europe - Historical sources serving as a comprehensive resource database for researchers of modern history of Jews.
Jewish History of Romania - A document summarizing the history from early times to the mid 1990's.
Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones. -- Phillip Brooks Everything in the world may be endured except continued prosperity. -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe When I was a kid my favorite relative was Uncle Caveman. After school we'd all go play in his cave, and every once in a while he would eat one of us. It wasn't until later that I found out that Uncl "Experience is the name that everyone gives to their mistakes." (Oscar Wilde) Live truth instead of professing it. -- Elbert Hubbard History There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage -- Martin Luther Opera in English is, in the main, about as sensible as baseball in Italian. -- H. L. Mencken In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience. - W.B. Prescott History During the first period of a man's life the greatest danger is not to take the risk. -- Soren Kierkegaard The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. -- Albert Einstein If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business. -- Abraham Lincoln How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself. - Anais Nin The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready. -- Henry David Thoreau History If a man does his best, what else is there? - General George S. Patton "The concerned investment banker is the one who blows the horn on his Mercedes as he drives through a red light." (Anonymous) Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones. -- Phillip Brooks History More than kisses, letters mingle souls. -- John Donne Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head. -- Carol Burnett "The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none." (Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881) "In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists." (Eric Hoffer) Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little course, and you may get your coat soiled or torn? History What luck for the rulers that men do not think. -- Adolf Hitler Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive. -- Anaïs Nin The love we give away is the only love we keep. -- Elbert Hubbard History People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid. - Soren Aabye Kierkegaard There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. -- Kenneth H. Olson, President of DEC, Convention of the World Future Society, 1977 First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. - Mahatma Gandhi Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness. -- Sigmund Freud It is better to be looked over than overlooked. -- Mae West History "I met someone on the street who said wasn't it great that we're going to have a movie star for president, that it was so Pop, and (laughs) when you think about it like that, it is great, it's so Amer Most people think life sucks, and then you die. Not me. I beg to differ. I think life sucks, then you get cancer, then your dog dies, your wife leaves you, the cancer goes into remission, you get a "Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time." (E. B. White) History The tragedy of life is not that man loses, but that he almost wins. -- Heywood Brown A man can't get rich if he takes proper care of his family. -- Navaho saying If it weren't for marriage, men and women would have to fight with total strangers. -- Anonymous Your life and my life flow into each other as wave flows into wave, and unless there is peace and joy and freedom for you, there can be no real peace or joy or freedom for me. To see reality--not as "I consider it the highest compliment when my employees go out and start their own companies in competition with me. I always send them a plant to wish them well. Of course, it's a cactus." (Norman B History For most of history, Anonymous was a woman. -- Virginia Woolf We in the industry know that behind every successful screenwriter stands a woman. And behind her stands his wife. -- Groucho Marx Marriage is not a word. It is a sentence--a life sentence. History More light! -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, dying words I read the book of Job last night - I don't think God comes out well in it. -- Virginia Woolf Marriage is like a hot bath. Once you get used to it, it's not so hot. -- Anonymous People say "I want peace." If you remove I {ego}, and your want {desire}, you are left with peace. -- Satya Sai Baba I have noticed that nothing I have never said ever did me any harm. -- Calvin Coolidge History The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. -- Albert Einstein The trouble with children is that they are not returnable. -- Quentin Crisp "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of the dream." (Eleanor Roosevelt) History Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess. -- Oscar Wilde I recently read that love is entirely a matter of chemistry. That must be why my wife treats me like toxic waste. -- David Bissonette University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small. - Henry Kissinger "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." (Mark Twain) You've no idea of what a poor opinion I have of myself, and how little I deserve it. -- W.S. Gilbert History All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusion is called a philosopher. - Ambrose Bierce If someone had told me I would be Pope one day, I would have studied harder. -- Pope John Paul I The graveyards are full of indispensable men. - Charles de Gaulle History May the road rise to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, the rains fall soft upon your fields and, until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm "Your children are not your children. They are sons and daughters of life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you. And though they are with you, they belong not to you. You may gi You can't say civilization isn't advancing: in every war they kill you in a new way. -- Will Rogers Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and annoys the pig. -- Anon. "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of the dream." (Eleanor Roosevelt) History Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable. -- Francis Bacon Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile. -- Billy Sunday Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies. -- Friedrich Nietzsche History Opportunities multiply as they are seized. -- Sun Tzu It is much more comfortable to be mad and know it, than to be sane and have one's doubts. - G. B. Burgin blah "The best students always are flunking. Every good teacher knows that." (Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance) We haven't the money, so we've got to think. -- Lord Rutherford I find television very educating. Every time sombody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book. -- Groucho Marx History Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a man's last romance. -- Oscar Wilde The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning, and does not stop until you get into the office. -- Robert Frost "Twelve magicians and two carnies have been shot dead doing the bullet catch. That's cool enough, but every night when we close our show with that trick and the loaded gun gets pointed in my face, it History I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought jewelry. -- Rita Rudner It destroys one's nerves to be amiable everyday to the same human being. -- Benjamin Disraeli In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican. -- H. L. Mencken Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes. -- Lewis Grizzard Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labour in freedom. -- Albert Einstein History Feminists are OK, I just wouldn't want my sister to marry one There are many things worth living for, there are a few things worth dying for, but there is nothing worth killing for. -- Tom Robbins A good marriage is like a casserole, only those responsible for it really know what goes in it. -- Anonymous History What's another word for "Thesaurus?" -- Steven Wright May you learn to perform miracles: earn a living and marry off your daughters. Advertising may be described as the science of arresting human intelligence long enough to get money from it. -- Stephen Leacock "I would rather die standing than live on my knees!" (Emiliano Zapata) I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being really good all the time. That would be hypocrisy. -- Oscar Wilde History "Some look at things that are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were and ask why not?" (George Bernard Shaw) "All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream." (Edger Allen Poe) By all means marry. If you get a good wife you will become happy, and if you get a bad one you will become a philosopher. -- Socrates History
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