Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Phanariots, Phanariotes, or Fanariots (Greek: Φαναριώτες, Romanian: Fanarioți, Turkish: Fenerliler) were members of prominent Greek families in Phanar [1] (Φανάρι, modern Fener), [2] the chief Greek quarter of Constantinople where the Ecumenical Patriarchate is located, who traditionally occupied four important positions in the ...
Their rule of the empire continued until 1453 when Ottoman sultan Mehmed the Conqueror conquered Constantinople and the final Palaiologan emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, died in the city's defense. During their rule as emperors, the Palaiologoi were not well-liked by their subjects, mostly on account of their religious policy.
Wallachia or Walachia (/ w ɒ ˈ l eɪ k i ə /; [11] Romanian: Țara Românească, lit. 'The Romanian Land' or 'The Romanian Country'; Old Romanian: Țeara Rumânească, Romanian Cyrillic alphabet: Цѣра Рꙋмѫнѣскъ) is a historical and geographical region of modern-day Romania.
Animated films set in Romania (1 C, 1 P) B. Films set in Bucharest (35 P) D. Documentary films about Romania (6 P) F. Films set in ancient Dacia (3 P) T.
As of 2022, Romania has submitted thirty-eight films for Oscar consideration, scoring its first nomination for Collective at the 93rd Academy Awards. The Best Foreign Film award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that ...
The main goal of most Phanariots was to get rich and then to retire. Under the Phanariots, Moldavia was the first state in Eastern Europe to abolish serfdom, when Constantine Mavrocordatos, summoned the boyars in 1749 to a great council in the church of the Three Hierarchs in Iași. In Transylvania, this reform did not take place until 1784, as ...
Untamed Romania is a 2018 British–Romanian nature documentary film directed by Thomas Barton-Humphreys. It is a collaborative effort by the production house Off the Fence, the corporation Auchan , and The European Nature Trust environmental foundation.
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days: Cristian Mungiu: Abortion in Communist Romania, won the Palme d'Or at Cannes: California Dreamin' Cristian Nemescu: American soldiers meet Romanian villagers. The Rest is Silence: Nae Caranfil: The making of one of the first Romanian films in 1911 2008: Silent Wedding: Horațiu Mălăele: Elevator: George Dorobanțu