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Wikipedia snapshot This user has been on Wikipedia for 16 years, 8 months and 16 days. 17,830+ This user has made more than 17,830 contributions to the English Wikipedia. 41,049+ This user has made over 41,049 contributions to Wikimedia projects. This editor is a Veteran Editor III and is entitled to display this Silver Editor Star. This user has written or expanded 4 articles featured in the Did You Know section on the Main Page. This user supports the migration of free images to the Commons. This user is part of the Welcoming Committee. This user is a member of the Counter-Vandalism Unit. This user is a member of the Subtle Vandalism Taskforce. This user has AWB rights. ( verify) incl This user is an inclusionist. incr This editor is an incrementalist. Wikipedia Eu contribui la Wikipedia în română. I support Romanian language Wikipedia with my contributions. About me —  Wikipedian ♂ — Born April 22, 1976   Cluj-Napoca,   Cluj County,   Romania Nationality Romanian, American Country    Switzerland Current location   Basel,   Basel-Stadt,    Switzerland Languages Romanian, English, German, French, Italian Ethnicity Romanian Education and employment High school Tiberiu Popoviciu High School of Computer Science University Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, TU Wien Interests History, Archaeology, Astronomy Contact info LinkedIn codrin Account statistics Joined August 12, 2007 First edit August 12, 2007 Name This user's name is Codrin. This user is a proud native citizen of Romania. This Wikipedian is proud to be a Romanian. This user is Transylvanian. Acest utilizator e Ardelean. Ez a felhasználó Erdélyi. This user is a citizen of the European Union. This user is a citizen of the United States of America. This user lives in or comes from Boston. Codrinb has an academic degree — specialist degree. 35 This user is 35 years old. This user is male. This user is a Taurus. ro Acest utilizator este un vorbitor nativ al limbii române. en-4 This user can contribute with a near-native level of English. fr-2 Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau intermédiaire en français. de-2 Dieser Benutzer hat fortgeschrittene Deutschkenntnisse. it-1 Questo utente può contribuire con un livello semplice di italiano. es-1 Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel básico de español. pt-1 Este usuário/utilizador pode contribuir com um nível básico de português. ca-1 Aquest usuari pot contribuir amb un nivell bàsic de català. an-1 Iste usuario puede contrebuyir con un ran alazetal d' aragonés. rup-1 Utilizatorlu-aistu poate s-da contributsie di nivel di baza pi limba armãneascã. gsw-1 Dä Benutzer redet es bizzeli Schwizerdütsch. la-1 Hic usor simplici latinitate contribuere potest. Grek- 4 Ω This user has a near-complete understanding of the Greek alphabet. Cyrl- 3 Д This user has an advanced understanding of the Cyrillic script. - This user is a translator and proofreader from Romanian to English on Wikipedia:Translation. Interests This user is interested in ancient civilizations. This user is very interested in Ancient Dacia This user is interested in Ancient Rome. This user is interested in the military history of ancient Rome. This user is interested in Ancient Greece This user is interested in the ancient Celts. This user is interested in Ancient warfare. This user is interested in the History of the Balkans. This user is interested in the history of Europe. This user is interested in maps. This user is a FCSB fan! Beliefs This user believes that Decebalus was the greatest king that Romania ever had. This user supports the reunification of Romania and Moldova. Projects This user is a participant in WikiProject Archaeology. This user participates in WikiProject Celts. 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About me

• A Romanian born in Cluj-Napoca, who spent a long time in Boston and currently living in Basel
• I love history and archaeology, especially related to Dacians and Romans, the founding nations of Romania
• Other interests include space exploration and astronomy
• Created WikiProject Dacia, WikiProiectul Dacia (in Romanian) and Commons:WikiProject Dacia to better organize the content related to ancient Dacia
• Maintaining WikiProject Romania and created Commons:WikiProject Romania
• I despise deletionists and people who spend their time, energy and effort to delete and destroy others work (often without any attempt to communicate), instead of creating and collaborating. They are usually the same people who attempt to force their views down the throats of others.
• Striving to keep neutrality in my work and judgment, and above all an open mind.

Current projects

I am a member of many projects, but currently focusing most of my efforts on:

• WikiProject Dacia - aimed to better organize and improve the quality and accuracy of the articles related to Dacia and Dacians. We need help expanding and reviewing many articles, and we also need more images. Feel free to join!
• WikiProject Romania - aimed to better organize and improve the quality and accuracy of the articles related to Romania. Maybe you are interested

In the works

•  Working : Timeline of Ancient Romania  • List of Romanian historical films
•  Working on Commons : National Museum of the Union  • Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli  • Danubius Pannonico-Mysicus  • Commons:WikiProject Dacia  • Commons:WikiProject Romania
•  Partly done : Ziridava  • Capidava  • Amutria

Favorites

Articles

Dacian bracelets  • Dacian Draco  • Bastarnae  • Castra  • Roman Dacia  • Costoboci  • Timișoara Fortress

Images

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  Romania - the way it should be.
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  December 1, 1918 - Alba Iulia - Great Union
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  The Helmet of Coţofeneşti - a full gold Geto-Dacian helmet dating from the first half of the 4th century BC, currently at the National Museum of Romanian History
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  The Helmet of Iron Gates - a silver Geto-Dacian helmet dating from the 4th century BC, currently at the Detroit Institute of Arts
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  Dacian gold bracelet, dated to 1st century BC – 1st century AD, from Sarmizegetusa Regia, Romania
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  Dacians gold bracelet from Sarmizegetusa Regia, dated 1st century BC – 1st century AD
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  Dacian gold bracelet from Cucuteni-Băiceni ( Iași County) dated to 4th century BC
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  Circular phalera having the representation of a horseman with shield. Part of the Dacian Silver Hoard of Lupu, 1st century BC. Found at Lupu, Alba, Romania in 1978. It has military and religious significance, being a representation of a God of War, possibly related to the Thracian Rider.
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  Romanian troops storming the Grivitsa redoubt during the Romanian War of Independence (1877–1878)
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  Romanian cavalryman capturing the Turkish flag, during the Romanian War of Independence (1877–1878)
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  The Battle of Posada (November 9-12, 1330) in Chronicon Pictum. The Basarab I of Wallachia's army ambushed Charles Robert of Anjou, king of Hungary and his 30,000-strong invading army. The Vlach ( Romanian) warriors rolled down rocks over the cliff edges in a place where the Hungarian mounted knights could not escape from them nor climb the heights to dislodge the attackers.

Personalities

Angelo Mai  • Basil II  • Belisarius  • Burebista  • Decebalus  • Hadrian  • Hannibal  • Herodotus  • Johann Joachim Winckelmann  • Julian the Apostate  • Julius Caesar  • Justinian I  • Marcus Aurelius  • Marcus Furius Camillus  • Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi  • Thucydides

Quotes

A picture is worth a thousand words

Trivia

• The Romans called their empire Romania
• The Roman Empire did not fall in 476 but in 1453
• The term Byzantine Empire is a modern invention

Picture of the day

Commons picture of the day
Climbing at Indian Creek climbing area in Canyonlands near Moab, Utah

Picture of the day

Libellula depressa, commonly known as the broad-bodied chaser or broad-bodied darter, is a dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. One of the most common dragonflies in Europe and central Asia, its range extends to England, central Asia and the Middle East, with a few limited populations in Scotland. It is not found in Ireland or North Africa, however. This insect is around 39 to 48 millimetres (1.5 to 1.9 inches) in length, with both the male and the female having a broad, flattened abdomen which is brown with yellow patches down the sides. In the male, the abdomen develops a blue pruinescence that covers the brown colour. Both fore and hind wings have a dark patch at the base. This male L. depressa dragonfly was photographed at Wolvercote Lakes in Oxfordshire, England.Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

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On this day

April 28: Workers' Memorial Day

Mounted police maintaining order at the 1923 FA Cup final

• 1253 – The Japanese monk Nichiren declared the mantra Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō, now a central part of Nichiren Buddhism.
• 1789 – Fletcher Christian, the acting lieutenant on board the Royal Navy ship Bounty, led a mutiny against the commander William Bligh in the South Pacific.
• 1923 – The FA Cup final (crowd and police pictured) between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United was held on the opening day of the Empire Stadium in London.
• 1945 – World War II: Benito Mussolini, the deposed fascist dictator of Italy, was executed by partisans in Giulino.
• 1983 – The West German news magazine Stern published excerpts from the purported diaries of Adolf Hitler, later revealed to be forgeries.

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