The history of Romania is the history of the Romanian people. Nicolae Klepper a native Romanian gives us all of Romaniafrom the days of the Roman Empire to the fall of communism and beyond. As a country Romania has only existed since 1859 but the history of its people stretches back to the late Bronze Age and the early Iron Age to the GetoDacians and the Romans. This concise yet thorough narrative tells the fascinating story of the evolution of the Romanians the creation of the Romanian Principalities their struggle against empirebuilding powers and their eventual unification to form the state of Romania. Many chapters begin with a section entitled Perspective which provides context for Romanian history by describing events occurring simultaneously in other parts of Europe. The books engaging accessible format features over eighty illustrations maps and charts.