Every time some peoples came from the east to trample Europe, they came trough this patch of land and scorched it. Romania's longing to Roman history is mostly

Every time some peoples came from the east to trample Europe, they came trough this patch of land and scorched it. Romania's longing to Roman history is mostly a nation building effort. Romania was a buffer territory between the Ottomans, Habsburgs (austria-hungary) and Huns for many centuries. It was so hard to get people to live there, because there would always come an army to torch everything to the ground. They lured Germans to live there and civilize the country in return for city rights.