tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852739439937300861.post8612911887391682048..comments2024-03-20T10:44:54.108+00:00Comments on In Search of a Maltese Identity: Introduction to MaltaNINAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05308739898169722873noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852739439937300861.post-55304546079931897162010-01-18T14:49:20.795+00:002010-01-18T14:49:20.795+00:00I would suggest : “by numerous entities: Carthagin...I would suggest : “by numerous entities: Carthaginians, Romans, Arabs, Normans, Sicilians, the Knights of St. John, the French and the British – each one leaving its own mark on the land and its people. Their presence – some short, some long – derived primarily from either colonization or from occupation during which there was a degree of intermarriage with the islanders and consequential settlement and family building. In addition the troubles within or between countries bordering the Mediterranean resulted in an influx of émigrés, refugees and asylum seekers, all evidenced by the variety of Maltese surnames of English, Italian, Sicilian and Arabic origin and to a lesser extent of French, Spanish, Greek and even German and Russian ones.<br /><br />It would perhaps be quite appropriate to consider the Maltese as being the ultimate true present day representative of “Mediterranean man”.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852739439937300861.post-83851606084190003562009-12-17T16:44:27.247+00:002009-12-17T16:44:27.247+00:00: ) nicely described...: ) nicely described...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com