Are Romanian and Roman the same?

Rome and Romania are two different places. Rome is a city, the capital of Italy, the country and the Lazio Region. Rome is also a special commune, and is located in the center of the Italian Peninsula, about 15 miles from Tyrrhenian Sea. Romania, on the other hand, is a sovereign country in southeastern Europe.

Are Dacians Celts?

The true Dacians were a people of Thracian descent. German elements (Daco-Germans), Celtic elements (Daco-Celtic) and Iranian elements (Daco-Sarmatian) occupied territories in the north-west and north-east of Dacia.

Where did the Romanian people come from?

According to the “admigration” theory, proposed by Dimitrie Onciul (1856–1923), the formation of the Romanian people occurred in the former “Dacia Traiana” province, and in the central regions of the Balkan Peninsula.

Who lived in the Orange area of Romania?

The orange area was inhabited by Free Dacian tribes and others. Inhabited by the ancient Dacians, part of today’s territory of Romania was conquered by the Roman Empire in 106, when Trajan ‘s army defeated the army of Dacia ‘s ruler Decebalus ( see Dacian Wars ).

Are there any Romanian ethnic groups in Dacia?

Small population groups speaking several versions of Romanian (Megleno-Romanian, Istro-Romanian, and Aromanian) still exist south of the Danube in Greece, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Serbia, but it is not known whether they themselves migrated from more northern parts of the Balkans, including Dacia.

What percentage of Romania’s population is Catholic?

According to the 2011 census, 2.5\% of ethnic Romanians in Romania identified themselves as Catholic (in comparison to 4.3\% of Romania’s total population, including other ethnic groups). Around 1.6\% of ethnic Romanians in Romania identify themselves as Pentecostal, with the population numbering 276,678 members.