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Celts in The Heart of Balkan: Exploring the Gallic Invasion

The Celts were part of the Indo-European group of people. Their tribes and groups ranged from the British Isles and northern Spain to as far east as Transylvania, the Black Sea coasts, Anatolia and were partly absorbed into the Roman Empire as Britons, Gauls, Boii, Galatians, and Celtiberians. Linguistically they survive in the modern day Ireland, Highland Scotland, the Isle of Man, Wales, and Brittany. FIRST CELTS IN THE BALKANS In […]

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Domavia: Brief History of a Forgotten Roman Colony

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Roman expansion into the Balkans commenced in the third century BC through conflicts with the Illyrians. Following the conquest of the western Balkan Peninsula, the Romans exploited mines and the local population. The Drina River housed the largest silver and lead deposits, establishing Domavia as a prominent mining center. Domavia’s Prosperity Situated near present-day Srebrenica

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The Influence of Hellenism on the Romans

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As Rome expanded, encountering diverse customs and cultures became inevitable. During the state’s expansion, a significant encounter was with Hellenistic culture, which held dominance in the Mediterranean. The influence of Hellenism on the Romans initiated when Roman forces occupied Greek cities. Greek-educated individuals, taken as slaves and brought into Roman households as teachers for Roman

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The Thracian Horseman: A Mythical Figure in Balkan Tradition

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In addition to their beliefs and traditions, the Slavs, upon settling in the Balkans, assimilated elements of the Balkan tradition. This trend is not unique to the Slavs; it’s a characteristic shared by many peoples. The Romans, when expanding their state beyond the Apennine peninsula, also incorporated foreign cultural elements, albeit selectively. One such cultural

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