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Wikipedia snapshot This user has been on Wikipedia for 18 years, 11 months and 27 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 on the English Wikipedia. (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 Codrinb — 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 participates in WikiProject Archaeology. This user participates in WikiProject Celts. This user participates in WikiProject Classical Greece and Rome. This user is a member of the Counter-Vandalism Unit. 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• 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 birdwatching, ecological restoration, nature conservation, 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.

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

•  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

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

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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.

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

A picture is worth a thousand words

• 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

Commons picture of the day
The Milky Way over Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in the Caucasus. The Serpens–Aquila Rift stands in the center of the view: a group of dark interstellar clouds in the constellations Aquila, Serpens Cauda, and eastern c:Ophiuchus.

Picture of the day

The small red scorpionfish (Scorpaena notata) is a species of scorpionfish found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. First described by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1810, it typically grows to a length of around 15 cm (6 in), although individuals can reach 20 cm (8 in). It is typically reddish-brown, with a distinctive black spot on the spiny dorsal fin. A benthic predator, it rests on rocky seabeds and feeds on small fishes, crustaceans and other invertebrates. The species has venomous fin spines and is assessed as a least-concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. This small red scorpionfish was photographed in the Mediterranean off the coast of Catania, Sicily.Photograph credit: Diego Delso

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August 8

Warsaw radio mast

• 685 BC – Spring and Autumn period: Amid a succession dispute, the forces of Duke Zhuang of Lu, who was attempting to install a claimant to the Qi throne, were defeated at the Battle of Qianshi.
• 1695 – The foundation for what is now known as the Wren Building, the oldest surviving college building in the United States, was laid in a ceremony at Middle Plantation, Virginia.
• 1918 – The Battle of Amiens began in northern France, marking the start of the Allies' Hundred Days Offensive through the German front lines that ultimately led to the end of World War I.
• 1991 – The Warsaw radio mast (pictured), then the tallest structure ever built, at 646.38 metres (2,120.7 ft), collapsed due to an error in exchanging the guys on the highest telecommunications equipment of the mast.
• 2010 – A massive mudslide in the Chinese province of Gansu killed at least 1,471 people.

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