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In the early 16thcentury, the Ottoman Empire started spreading over the region, reaching South East Europe. The Spanish king CharlesV feared that if Rome fell to the Turks, it would be the end of Christian Europe. In 1522, SuleimanI drove the Knights Hospitaller of St.John out of Rhodes. They dispersed to their commanderies in Europe. Wanting to protect Rome from invasion from the south, in 1530, CharlesV handed over the island to these knights. they were built ‘for the ancestors’, ‘they probably conducted processional marches round and round them for

During his very short stay (six days), Napoleon accomplished quite a number of reforms, notably the creation of a new administration with a Government Commission, the creation of twelve municipalities, the setting up of a public finance administration, the abolition of all feudal rights and privileges, the abolition of slavery and the granting of freedom to all Turkish slaves (2000 in all). On the judicial level, a family code was framed and twelve judges were nominated. Public education was organised along principles laid down by Bonaparte himself, providing for primary and secondary education. Fifteen primary schools were founded and the university was replaced by an ’Ecole centrale’ in which there were eight chairs, all very scientific in outlook: notably, arithmetic and stereometry, algebra and stereotomy, geometry and astronomy, mechanics and physics, navigation, chemistry, etc. [40]

Main articles: Malta Protectorate and Crown Colony of Malta British Malta in the 19th and early 20th centuries [ edit ] The British coat of arms on the Main Guard building in Valletta. Personification of Melita on a one-pound colonial-era stamp, 1922

One of the most notable periods of Malta's history is the temple period, starting around 3600BC. The Ġgantija Temple in Gozo is one of the oldest free-standing buildings in the world. The name of the complex stems from the Maltese word ġgant, which reflects the magnitude of the temple's size. Many of the temples are in the form of five semicircular rooms connected at the centre. It has been suggested that these might have represented the head, arms, and legs of a deity, since one of the commonest kinds of statue found in these temples comprises obese human figures, popularly termed "fat ladies" despite their ambiguity of gender, and often considered to represent fertility. [ citation needed]

Many megaliths have been identified as the focal point for funerary rituals, especially, of course, structures found to house human remains. The tombs—some of which have been found to contain the cremated or buried remains of up to 200 people—suggest a group effort was made to create a connection between the deceased and the land where they lived.

It must have been a powerful focal point on the landscape, visible even from a distance, especially given the prominent places where megaliths tended to be placed. As they drew nearer to the monument, its sheer size must have been overwhelming. The entrances to some tombs were also impressive, decorated with carved symbols, and vibrant painted colors. But the most awesome moment of all must surely have come on venturing inside the cool, dark space of the tomb, reaching the funerary chamber in the presence of the ancestors. In 1266, Malta was turned over in fiefdom to Charles of Anjou, brother of France's King LouisIX, who retained it in ownership until 1283. Eventually, during Charles's rule religious coexistence became precarious in Malta, since he had a genuine intolerance of religions other than Roman Catholicism. [26] However, Malta's links with Africa would still remain strong until the beginning of Aragonese and Spanish rule in 1283, following the War of the Sicilian Vespers. [26] :31 Interior of La Roche aux Fées, megalithic gallery grave, Neolithic Period, constructed c. 3000 bce, Essé, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. (more) You can post somebody at a crossroads with instructions to say to oncoming travellers, “Glastonbury to your right, Avebury straight on.” Actually you’d have to post three people doing eight hour shifts since oncoming travellers oncome at any time of night or day. Plus you’d have to build some kind of shelter for inclement weather. And feed them. Oh yes, and you’d have to do this at every significant interchange. The pre-cuts Department of Transport might just about have managed but even that renowned and fearsome organisation The Megalithic Empire would be hard pressed. According to Latin historian Livy, the Maltese Islands passed into the hands of the Romans at the start of the Second Punic War in the year 218 BC. As written by Livy, the commander of the Punic garrison on the Island surrendered without resistance to Tiberius Sempronius Longus, one of the two consuls for that year who was on his way to North Africa. The archipelago became part of the province of Sicily, but by the 1st century AD it had its own senate and people's assembly. By this time, both Malta and Gozo minted distinctive coins based on Roman weight measurements. [8]In 533, Byzantine general Belisarius may have landed at Malta while on his way from Sicily to North Africa, and by 535, the islands were integrated into the Byzantine province of Sicily. During the Byzantine period, the main settlements remained the city of Melite on mainland Malta and the Citadel on Gozo, while Marsaxlokk, Marsaskala, Marsa and Xlendi are believed to have served as harbours. The relatively high quantity of Byzantine ceramics found in Malta suggests that the island might have had an important strategic role within the empire from the 6th to 8th centuries. [14] Along the contour of the walls they uncovered a small platform that showed signs of being repeatedly burnt. Its function is still a mystery, and McHardy finds it easier to say what it wasn't used for. " It is in the wrong place for a beacon," says McHardy. "Where it is situated would have been hidden by the headland. One surviving menhir, which was used to build temples, still stands at Kirkop; it is one of the few still in good condition. Autumn is not only the most beautiful time of year for a woodland walk, it is also the mushroom-gathering season. One of the species of fungi that grow on Crooksbury Common is fly agaric, Amanita muscaria, the ‘magic mushroom’. Surprisingly little is known of fungal ancestry. Perhaps fly agaric, an integral part of shamanic lore, was already growing here when the first settlers cleared the land, or perhaps they brought it with them. Certainly at this time, directly after the Ice Age, the area was tundra-like, but well-populated judging by the number of Palaeolithic flints found. Fly agaric grows near trees associated with near-tundra climates, such as spruce and pine and, most commonly, birch. Birch twigs were collected to make brooms and are of course associated with witches; [9] circles of mushrooms are known as fairy rings, as are stone circles. The red-capped fly agaric would appear to directly point to Scottish Redcaps, a breed of ‘little people’ more fearsome than pixies and much more fearsome than the English version, Little Red Riding Hood. [10] Find sources: "History of Malta"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( October 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Malta has a long history and was first inhabited in around 5900BC. [1] [2] The first inhabitants were farmers, and their agricultural methods degraded the soil until the islands became uninhabitable. The islands were repopulated around 3850BC by a civilization which at its peak built the Megalithic Temples, which today are among the oldest surviving buildings in the world. Their civilization collapsed in around 2350BC, but the islands were repopulated by Bronze Age warriors soon afterwards. After the Temple period came the Bronze Age. From this period there are remains of a number of settlements and villages, as well as dolmens — altar-like structures made out of very large slabs of stone. They are claimed to belong to a population certainly different from that which built the previous megalithic temples. Malta was part of the Kingdom of Sicily for nearly 440 years. During this period, Malta was sold and resold to various feudal lords and barons and was dominated successively by the rulers of Swabia, Anjou, [21] the Crown of Aragon, the Crown of Castile and Spain. Eventually, the Crown of Aragon, which then ruled Malta, joined with Castile in 1479, and Malta became part of the Spanish Empire. [22] Home rule was refused to the Maltese until 1921 although a partly elected legislative council was created as early as 1849 (the first Council of Government under British rule had been held in 1835), and the locals sometimes suffered considerable poverty. [41] This was due to the island being overpopulated and largely dependent on British military expenditure which varied with the demands of war. Throughout the 19thcentury, the British administration instituted several liberal constitutional reforms [42] which were generally resisted by the Church and the Maltese elite who preferred to cling to their feudal privileges. [43] Political organisations, like the Nationalist Party, were created or had as one of their aims, the protection of the Italian language in Malta. but nevertheless stands up to a certain amount of skeptical rough treatment. But, whether true or not, itThis article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.



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