@oblocksarah@FilteredZero Similar terrain can create similarities in food, architecture and rural life, but Albania and the Caucasus have very different languages, histories and peoples. They may feel similar in some ways, but “nearly identical” is a huge stretch.
Ancient Lissus 🇦🇱
Lezhë, Albania
One of the most important ancient cities of northern Albania, Lissus stood at a strategic crossroads between the Adriatic coast and the interior.
Today, its ruins preserve a powerful piece of Albania’s ancient past. 🏛️🇦🇱
@FilteredZero The one thing I respect about Luca: he’s rich as fuck, probably a billionaire, but still works hard and makes his own kids work for their money. Unlike most rich Albanians who hand their kids Lambos and Mercedes at 15. Luca doesn’t.
Serbian ethnonym first attested in Balkans in 822 Frankish Annals (Sorabi in Dalmatia). DAI (10th c.) links their settlement to early 7th c. under Heraclius. Albanian ethnonym as ethnic group first clear in 11th c. Byzantine sources (Attaleiates, Arbanitai ~1079; possible ~1000 Bulgarian text). Ancient Albanoi (Ptolemy, 2nd c.) names an Illyrian tribe. Explicit medieval Albanian identity thus postdates documented Serbian.
🇷🇸 Serbian Đojleni
Ever heard of the Đojleni? Historical accounts describe young Serbian men in 19th-century Belgrade who served as male lovers in Ottoman harems.
According to historian Ivan Janković, their upkeep was even covered through Serbia’s state budget.
Don’t believe it? Google it.
@Prebond_Mkd@FilteredZero This are Albanians houses you dumb fuck all owned by Albanians who still live there today. The front house on the right is my parents house that Albanian government restored to its original architecture. suck my balls