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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 ...
Romania during World War II: Ion Antonescu: Mircea: Mircea: 1989 1386–1418 Battle of Rovine, Battle of Nicopolis: Mircea cel Batrân, Mehmed I, Vlad III the Impaler: Mircea at IMDb: For the country: Pentru patrie: 1978 1877–1878 Romanian War of Independence: Carol I of Romania: Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man: Portretul luptătorului ...
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.
Coat of arms of Princes Callimachi [1]. The House of Callimachi, Calimachi, or Kallimachi (Greek: Καλλιμάχη, Russian: Каллимаки, Turkish: Kalimakizade; originally Calmașul or Călmașu), was a Phanariote family of mixed Moldavian and Greek origins, whose members occupied many important positions in Moldavia, Romania and the Ottoman Empire.
Buildings from this period are quite rare, most of the city centres from the Old Kingdom being primarily built between 1866 and 1914, during the reign of king Carol I of Romania, who ruled Romania after the abdication of Cuza. During the mid and late 19th century, the Gothic Revival style appears in Romania too, as a manifestation of Romanticism.
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 ...
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
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 ...