Re:Rome vs Greece: a clash of empires
by YeGoblynQueenne on Sunday June 17, 2018 @07:06AM
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I didn't know there is antagonism between Romanians and Hungarians. I guess, historically and geographically speaking it was inevitable :/
Instead current Romania was named as such just based on the endonym (the name they gave to themselves) of the locals: Romanians. The name of the locals does imply a connection to the Romans, as their descendants, but that's it.
What I'm trying to say is a bit subtle, but basically Romania is a name which acknowledges a fact (the Romanians are descendants of the Romans/Latin speaking populations; not even our greatest enemy, Hungary denies this), not a claim to greatness. So the name is a logical extension of this fact, just like you'd call the land of the Greeks, Greece (or the land of the Albanians, Albania) :)