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There is no doubt, the paradigm of the formation of the Romanian people and language was and remains a controversial subject. Controversies which, by the way, are not new at all. About the cultural and linguistic continuity of the Romanized population north of the Danube, about the place where its ethnogenesis took place, about its supposed migrations and so on. hundreds of tomes, thousands of studies were written, without the camps formed among scientists reaching a consensus. In this sense, we invited to the HotNews studio one of the most important and influential researchers in the field, the historian Florin Curta, specialist in archeology and Eastern European medieval history, currently Conf. Univ. PhD in the University of Florida, USA. So we asked him to tell us his opinion on some of the most pressing issues related to the mentioned topic. Can we speak of a continuity between the Romanized population during the Roman occupation north of the Danube and the Wallachians of the later medieval chronicles? Is there evidence of a local population north of the Danube after the Aurelian retreat (if it really was during the Aurelian period)? Is Christianity a key factor in establishing the continuity of Wallachian communities? Who are the Wallachians? When are they first mentioned in written records? How are they presented? What language did they speak? Last but not least, where and when exactly does the process of ethnogenesis take place, north or south of the Danube? These are just some of the questions that our guest tried to answer in the interview he gave us especially on the occasion of Romania's National Day. You can find out what he had to say about all this by accessing the video chapters. 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:42 Is there a continuity of the population from the north of the Danube after the Aurelian retreat? 00:08:11 How to explain the rapid adoption of the Latin language by the Romanized population in Dacia? 00:15:26 Are there any scientific arguments to prove that the North-Danube Vlachs retreated to the mountains? 00:23:17 Where are the Vlachs from the north of the Danube in the context of the first barbarian migrations and what does the term Vlach mean? 00:39:19 Can Christianity be considered, through its traces, the key proof of the continuity of a population north of the Danube? 00:47:50 What is meant by Christianity in the northern Danube area in the early Middle Ages? 00:53:31 What is the role of the Slavs in the formation of the people of the Vlach people? 01:03:12 Where was the Romanian people formed, north or south of the Danube? Director: Adrian Nicolae Image: Hotnews Video Studio Editing: Hotnews Video Studio