The Dobruja Frontier: Romania's Lost Black Sea Steppe

This episode ventures into the Dobruja, the windswept steppe between the Danube and the Black Sea that Romania fought hard to control. Lucas and Luna explore the region's layered history: from the Roman limes and the fortress of Tropaeum Traiani to the medieval Genoese trading posts of Constanța and Tomis. They discuss the 1878 Treaty of Berlin, which finally gave Romania the Dobruja, and the surprising role of the Aromanian community in shaping the province's identity. The conversation also touches on the little-known 1913 Romanian invasion of Bulgaria during the Second Balkan War, adding a spark of territorial ambition to an already complex story. Lucas explains how the Dobruja became a crucial outlet to the sea for Romania's grain exports and a symbolic frontier of Latinity amid Slavic neighbours. A natural, geeky dive into a region that rarely gets its own episode.

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