Protochronism
Dacianism is a Romanian term describing the tendency to ascribe, largely relying on questionable data and subjective interpretation, an idealized past to the country as a whole. While particularly prevalent during the regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu, its origin in Romanian scholarship dates back more than a century. The term refers to perceived aggrandizing of Dacian and earlier roots of today's Romanians. This phenomenon is also pejoratively labelled "Dacomania" or "Dacopathy" or sometimes "Thracomania", while its proponents prefer "Dacology". The term Protochronism (anglicized from the ro, Protocronism, from the Ancient Greek terms for "first in time"), originally coined to refer to the supposed pioneering character of the Romanian culture, is sometimes used as a synonym. Overview In this context, the term makes reference to the trend (noticed in several versions of Romanian nationalism) to ascribe a unique quality to the Dacians and their civilization. Dacianists attempt to ...
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Iosif Constantin Drăgan
Iosif Constantin Drăgan (; June 20, 1917 – August 21, 2008) was a Romanian and Italian businessman, writer, historian and founder of the ButanGas company. In 2005, he was the second-wealthiest Romanian, according to the Romanian financial magazine ''Capital'', having a wealth estimated at $850 million.'' Jurnalul Naţional''"Top 300 – Ion Tiriac the Richest Romanian", 16 November 2005 According to the same financial magazine, in 2006, he became the wealthiest Romanian, at $1.3-1.6 billion.''Evenimentul Zilei''"Cei mai bogaţi români" ("The Richest Romanians)", 15 November 2006 Drăgan was involved in a series of controversies, including some alleged deals with the Sec