Himara in 1854

[TirAlb]

Originally Posted by kostas68

TirAlb,why are you trying so insistently to prove that Himariots are Hellenized Albanians?Hmmm,i begin to suspect something...

you are the one here trying to prove smth not me.
hmmmm so tell us about this conspirancy.

[kostas68]

Originally Posted by TirAlb

you are the one here trying to prove smth not me.
hmmmm so tell us about this conspirancy.

No,nothing to do with conspiracy.I was talking about your origin.Perhaps someone of your ancestors was of Himariot origin.Of Greek-speaking Himariot i mean... Because you are bothering only with the Himariots and not with the other Greeks in Albania.

[TirAlb]

Originally Posted by kostas68

No,nothing to do with conspiracy.I was talking about your origin.Perhaps someone of your ancestors was of Himariot origin.Of Greek-speaking Himariot i mean... Because you are bothering only with the Himariots and not with the other Greeks in Albania.

Is you guys that never speak about the real Greeks of Albania,you allways focus only on Himariots.Im not related to them,but indeed i admire their history and that of other highland people in general,like suliotes or the N. albanian catholics that preserved their freedom despite the Turkish rule.

[gmellos]

well it appears that according to Hammond the ancient inhaditants of Himara where Hellenic!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himar%C...note-Hammond-2

^ Hammond, NGL (1994). Philip of Macedon. London, UK: Duckworth. "Epirus was a land of milk and animal products...The social unit was a small tribe, consisting of several nomadic or semi-nomadic groups, and these tribes, of which more than seventy names are known, coalesced into large tribal coalitions, three in number: Thesprotians, Molossians and Chaonians...We know from the discovery of inscriptions that these tribes were speaking the Greek language (in a West-Greek dialect)"

[Peace Lover]

Originally Posted by Andrew

and you know what the "Donski of the future" will use for evidence eee?
In that FORUM they also spoke about Himariots in Northern Epeirus ..now we all know that "aleksandar veliki"'s mother Olympiova was from Epeirus and so..
..the MotW guys were "Makedonski"s

Funny !

But :
Read it , maybe you gone change idea about the XIX. cent A.C. Albania !

[Grace]

Kostas,
if Arvanites in 30 years all the sudden feel Albanian and start speaking "Albanian" shall we take your land (i.e. xx% or so of Greece)? You have enough land, and have increased it quite a few times.

People on the border were bilingual, blended and so was Ali Pasha. Let's not cause problems

[Andrew]

Originally Posted by Grace

Kostas,
if Arvanites in 30 years all the sudden feel Albanian and start speaking "Albanian" shall we take your land (i.e. xx% or so of Greece)? You have enough land, and have increased it quite a few times.

People on the border were bilingual, blended and so was Ali Pasha. Let's not cause problems

If the Arvanites start on feeling Albanians then you'll have "rights" on them ...
..until now I know that if you call an Arvanit Albanian ...you'll better start running They became so mad that chase you !!!

[Grace]

Oh I know that they hate it. And I know why. Oh well.