Pre-micronational history of Sabaria

History

Neolithic period

The land that will become Sabaria has been inhabited by humans since Neolithic times. Many Neolithic tombs, statuets representing goddesses of fertility and pottery from the Gumelnița culture were discovered in the ground, including the famous Godess of Vidra statue w:Romanian art#Prehistory found in the village of Vidra.

The Proto-Indo-Europeans

In roughly the 4th millennium BC, the w:Proto-Indo-Europeans migrated to the land of Sabaria, killing or assimilating the local population. Those Proto-Indo-Europeans will go on to become the Thracian people. Between the arrival and the forming of the Thracian people there are no signs of human habitation in the region.

The Thracian and Dacian people

The w:Thracians were descended from a purported mixture of Proto-Indo-Europeans and Early European Farmers, arriving from the rest of Asia and Africa through Asia Minor (Anatolia). One of the subdivisions of the Thracians, the w:Dacians came and inhabited the region. The Dacians were a warrior culture, split into tribes. Many tombs and pottery from both Dacian and Thracian cultures were found dating from the III millennium BC to the early 2nd century AD, proof of intense human habitation. Greek colonies established on the Black Sea coast in the 7th century BC became important centres of commerce with the local tribes. These interactions with the outside world made the Dacian nobility to quickly adapt greek arhitecture and military items. This period also marked the formation of the Dacian Kingdom by the King w:Burebista. After his death however, the country split again, being reunified by the Dacian king w:Decebalus.

The Roman conquest of Dacia

Following the Roman conquest of Dacia in 103 AD and the fall of the kingdom of Dacia, most of Dacia became a Roman province. But the eastern part of the former kingdom chose to resist. They became known as the Free Dacians, who ocasionally raided the Roman frontier. In Jilava there has been found the tomb of a Free Dacian warrior. As a consequent, the lands around the Sabar river were not romanized, and instead maintaing the Dacian culture and language.

The migrations

After the Roman withdrawl from Dacia and the christinization of Dacia, many peoples began entering the region. The Migratory peoples each passed through Sabaria, mostly without leaving a mark (there was discoverd, however, a tomb with a horse and warrior buried in it, mostly likly from the Pechenegs). At the same time, slavs began arriving in the region, which will become a local nobility, called boyars. Many words of Slavic origin began being used by Sabarians, which will be a important step in the formation of their language and culture.

Formation of Wallachia

In 1100 AD a Romanian state was formed. It slowly expanded until it became the modern-day region of w:Wallachia. After achiving independence from Hungary in the w:Battle of Possada, with w:Basarab I as their head of state. Sabaria was part of Wallachia, all of the modern-day villages being there and part of the lands of diffrrent boyars. In the next centuries, Wallachia will become a Ottoman vasal state, losing many privilages and the boyars will start fighting each other for the throne, each ruling little over 2 years. In 1600, Micheal the Brave reunited the 3 Romanian states, but his union didn't last long. In 1601 he was assasinated and the provinces became independent once again.

The Early Modern Period

In the early 18th century, most villages of Sabaria were already mentioned in diffrent state documents, each having a church and farm land. Religion played a important part in the village life. On holidays, after going to church the people often met in the village center and discussed the matters of the village and after that they danced a w:Hora (dance). Familiy events were often very public, most of the village participating at them. In the 1800's churches began being rebuilt after the wars that ravaged Wallachia.

Formation of the modern Romanian state

In the 1862, the first modern Romanian state was born, being a union of Wallachia and Moldovia. In 1877 Romanian fought a war of independence against the Ottoman Empire, alongside Russia and Bulgaria. After the war, they were recognized as independent and became a kingdom in 1882. Although it was not been confirmed yet, most likely Sabarians also fought during the war.

World Wars

During World War I, many Sabarians enlisted in the Romanian Army and fought against the Central Powers, many serving in cavalry regiments. The war resulted in the formation of Greater Romania. Every village has a monument that commemorates their brave actions, and after the war returing veterans were granted more lands. During the interwar period, the region flourished. In 1940 the w:Iron Guard killed their oponents that were inprisonned in Jilava. After bringing back order, General w:Ion Antonescu ruled as a military dictator, the king mostly being ceremonial and having no real power. In 1941, Romania joined the W:Second World War on the side of the axis powers, pushing into the Soviet Union and liberating Soviet land from communist tyranny. In 1944, as the tide of war began to turn, the king and his supporters launched a coup against Antonescu, removing him from power. In Sabria local Romanian troops fought against German troops that were flooding towards the capital to restore order. In Jilava around 200 German troops surrenderd to the Romanians, the prisonners being transported to Coapcenii-de-sus. After this, Romania continued fighting on the side of the aliies until the end of the war. The war resulted in big loses for the villages, many men having died during it.

Communism

After the end of the war, the newly introduced and soviet-backed communist government removed the king from power, and Romania became a republic. During this time, Village life was very complex and all of the village participated at activites. The land given to Sabarians was colectivized, and many Sabarians moved to Bucharest for work in the newly built factories. From now on, the villages began to decline in activity and population. 1989 brought the end of Communism, Sabarians having participated in the revolution, one of them having even died in combat during it.

Modern Sabaria

After the Revolution, the Romanian government began caring less and less for the villages. A massive trash dump was made next to Sintesti, affecting the region even more. Trash was thrown in the waters and the region became depopulated when young people began leaving, either to Bucharest or to western countries.