| Title : | The Illyrians to the Albanians | | Material Type: | printed text | | Authors: | Neritan Ceka, Author ; Benet Koleka, Translator | | Publisher: | Tiranë : Migjeni | | Publication Date: | 2005 | | Pagination: | 392 p. | | Layout: | ill. | | Size: | 25 cm | | ISBN (or other code): | 978-99943-672-3-8 | | General note: | Includes dictionary (p. [352]-360)
Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-371)
Includes index (p. [372]-392) | | Languages : | English (eng) Original Language : Albanian (sqi) | | Descriptors: | Albanian history - Archaeology - Ancient history
| | Class number: | 939.87 | | Abstract: | In ancient times, the Albanian lands, constituting the centre of ancient Illyria, served as the territory of passage from the civilised Hellene society into the barbarian world. In fact, rather than a border, it was a transit area from the world of maritime civilisation to the terrestrial one of Central Europe. In later centuries, it would be transformed into the boundary between the Orthodox faith, based in the Greek language, and the Catholic religion based on Latin, a line crossing North Albania to this very day. The borderline between West and East also crossed the Albanian lands, following the meridians. The split of the Roman Empire allocated these lands to the East but they remained the main bridges between the two civilisations they represented, taking turns to either intertwine with or eliminate each other. These efforts moulded the multi-sided character of Albania's civilisation but also the tragic nature of its history. Despite creating one of the earliest states in Europe, the Albanian land lived fewer years of political independence than all the other European countries because it was occupied 16 times, either partially or fully. The antiquity years could be truly called the golden times of its history on account of the extent of political events, the brilliance of its civilization and its duration. Travelling through those times to evoke the people that shaped history and their creations would help the reader understand the true dimensions of the Illyrian- Albanian civilisation. Archaeology is best suited to the purpose because it is the only part of history that must be known through the people and the landscapes this journey will be remembered by. Taking the reader by the hand into the odyssey of the millennia, I feel bound to thank all those who first led me down the unknown road of Illyrian antiquity. | | Contents note: | Return from oblivion; Before history was written; Entering history; The fifth century : cities and the states; The fourth century : the golden age; The third century : great events; The second century : war and peace; The Dardanians the first and last Illyrians; The golden silence; The sons of Polyphemus; In the dawn of Albanian history; The Barbarian invasions; The cradle of the Albanians; From the Illyrians to the Albanians; | | Record link: | https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=14135 |
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The Illyrians to the Albanians / Neritan Ceka
