Education
He studied history in Bucharest, with Nicolae Iorga as one of his professors. His Doctor of Philosophy thesis, written in 1909, was titled The nationality of merchants in the Roman Empire.
(Originally published in 1928, this book contains the text...)
Originally published in 1928, this book contains the text of lectures delivered at the University of Cambridge in 1925 by the Romanian archaeologist and Classicist Vasile Pârvan on the subject of ancient Dacia, located in what is now Eastern Europe. Pârvan covers the relationships between the native Carpatho-Danubians and the various races that occupied the territory at various points over time, and includes a number of photographs and drawings of Dacian buildings and artefacts. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in ancient European history.
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He studied history in Bucharest, with Nicolae Iorga as one of his professors. His Doctor of Philosophy thesis, written in 1909, was titled The nationality of merchants in the Roman Empire.
He continued his studies in Germany. His main interests were in prehistoric archaeology and classical antiquity. He organized several archaeological excavations, the most important one being at Histria, from 1914 to 1927.
Some of his most important works includes Getica, where he described the political and cultural role of Getae-Dacians.
Vasile Pârvan was the main promoter for the creation of the Romanian archaeology school. Among the institutions bearing his name are: the Vasile Pârvan Institute of Archaeology of the Romanian Academy in Bucharest (an establishment originally founded on November 3, 1834), and the Vasile Pârvan Museum in Bârlad (founded on April 10, 1914).
He also launched the Ephemeris Dacoromana and Diplomatarium Italicum, as well as the first series of the Dacia Journal. On June 26, 1927, he died suddenly from a neglected appendicitis.
(Originally published in 1928, this book contains the text...)
Lincean Academy; Romanian Academy]
Subsequently, he became professor at the University of Bucharest, and was elected member of the Romanian Academy.