Romanian History

  • 650 BC

    Dacian inhabitants first documented by the Greeks
  • 15 BC

    Romans extended empire, included Dacia, renamed it Romania
  • 103 - 105 AD

    Roman provinces, Moesia Superior and Dacia, connected by bridge over Danube River for Emperor Trajan
  • 395-1453 AD

    Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) was eastern section of the Roman Empire, with the capital as Constantinople; Transylvania, Wallachia, and Moldavia made up Romania; Moldavia and Walachia were independent principalities
  • 1500 AD

    Principalities fell under Ottoman rule