Articles in English… Malta’s Megalithic Temples – part 2 15 Mar 202326 Mar 2023 Symbolism in the Maltese Megalithic Temples Introduction There are on the Maltese islands some 26 megalithic sites, that are recognisable as having been used as places of worship, all dating…
Articles in English… Malta’s Megalithic Temples 18 Jan 202326 Mar 2023 MALTA’s MEGALITHIC TEMPLES - part 1 Why were they built? Introduction There are on the Maltese islands some 26 megalithic sites, that are known as having been used as places…
Articles in English… PALAZZO FALSON – A Jewel of Mdina 1 Dec 202226 Mar 2023 PALAZZO FALSON (a.k.a.) THE NORMAN HOUSE Cover photo: Courtesy of Malta Tourism Authority (Peter Vaniscek) Amongst the many residential buildings of old in Mdina, none stands out more conspicuous in…
maltese history… iċ-ĊITTADELLA – l-istorja tagħha 3 Nov 20229 Nov 2022 IĊ-ĊITTADELLA STORJA TA’ BELT-FORTIZZA Dik li llum ngħidulha ċ-Ċittadella fl-antik kienet magħrufa b’diversi ismijiet oħra, fosthom, il-Belt, l-Imdina, jew sempliċiment, is-Sur. Imbagħad m’mod x’aktarx uffiċjali kienet tissejjaħ wkoll, il Gran Castello. Illum…
Articles in English… MALTA in the 19th CENTURY 22 Sep 202226 Mar 2023 BRITISH MALTA During the 19th century The early years The British hoisted the Union Jack for the first time in Malta at Bieb il-Bombi, Floriana, once the French were forced into…
Articles in English… Medieval Malta 2 Sep 202226 Mar 2023 MALTA in MEDIEVAL TIMES Introduction - Early Medieval Times Malta’s medieval period is estimated to have spanned some 1,000 years, emanating some time around the mid-5th century AD.. By…
Articles in English… EARTHQUAKES and TSUNAMIS 19 May 202226 Mar 2023 Earthquakes and Tsunamis in and around Malta It is not uncommon for earth tremors to be felt in the Maltese islands. Many pass unnoticed and are only registered by the University’s seismic measuring…
Articles in English… The Inquisition in Malta 24 Mar 202226 Mar 2023 The Roman Inquisiton in Malta and its Palace in Birgu (Title page: Facade of the Inquisitor's Palace. Drawing dated to c. 1860). Introduction The Holy See in Rome established the…
Articles in English… The BATTLE of LEPANTO 7 Oct 202126 Mar 2023 Battle of Lepanto 1571 and the Order of St John Today is the 450th anniversary of the battle of Lepanto that took place on October 7, 1571. The battle…
Folklor Malti… IL-FORKA 17 Sep 202124 Feb 2022 Il-FORKAu għodda oħra ta' kastig, twissija u moħqrija Introduzzjoni Għall-mijiet ta’ snin, il-forka kienet l-aktar makkinarju u mod effikaċi li bih l-ikkundannati jinqatlu mingħajr tixrid ta’ dmija, u kif jaħsbu ħafna,…
Articles in English… THE GREAT SIEGE – 1565 7 Sep 202126 Mar 2023 How great was the Great Siege of 1565 ? The decision by the Sublime Porte to attack Malta was taken in October, 1564. By the early months of 1565, De…
English read ...… GĦAR DALAM – Malta’s prehistoric cave 30 Jul 202126 Mar 2023 Għar Dalam Malta’s Prehistoric Cave Għar Dalam, the so-called 'Cave of Darkness', is located in the South East of Malta, just a couple of kilometres away from Marsaxlokk, in a…
Articles in English… NEO-CLASSICAL architecture in 19th century MALTA 18 Jun 202126 Mar 2023 Interest in Neo-classicism started in ernest as from the second half of the 18th century, especially after the discoveries of Pompeii and Herculaneum. All over Europe, but especially in Britain…
Articles in English… SEA TRANSPORT BETWEEN THE HARBOUR TOWNS (1830’s) 27 May 202126 Mar 2023 In his Histoire de Malte, (published in 1841), Dominique Miège, the French Consul for Malta, gives a detailed description of the sea borne communication system that existed in the Grand…
Articles in English… Transport in early British Malta (c. 1830 – 1840) 20 May 20212 Feb 2022 TRANSPORT in MALTA in the EARLY BRITISH PERIOD as recounted by Dominique Miège (1841) Dominique Miège was the resident French Consul to Malta in the early 1830's and must have…
kultura… Is-SWAR tal-KOTTONERA 14 May 202121 Nov 2021 Żmien l-Ordni Matul is-snin kollha li l-Ordni ta’ San Ġwann dam f’Malta, waħda mill-akbar preokupazzjonijiet tal-Gran Mastri kienet id-difiża tal-gżejjer. Wara l-Assedju l-Kbir, mhux biss inbniet il-Belt Valletta bħala belt-fortizza,…
Articles in English… How the Maltese made merry in the 19th century 29 Apr 202126 Mar 2023 Throughout the 19th century, the Maltese folk hardly had anything to feel happy about. What with a large percentage of them employed only sporadically, and hundreds others begging in…
Folklor Malti… Xi IDJOMI bi STORJA 16 Apr 202121 Nov 2021 Fil-Malti bħal, f’kull lingwa oħra, insibu ħafna espressjonijiet li jingħadu b’mod figurattiv biex jenfasizzaw xi sitwazzjoni partikulari. Meta dawn l-espressjonijiet jirriferu għal xi ħaġa li tippargunaha ma’ oġġett, essri, jew avveniment fl-istorja,…
Articles in English… Women in Maltese Folklore 31 Mar 202126 Mar 2023 WOMEN in MALTESE FOLKLORE Myth or Cultural Legacy by Rita Saliba * If we think of folklore as customs and traditions, it takes us back to distant times when…
Folklor Malti… MARD u KLIEM RELATAT 26 Mar 202121 Nov 2021 Meta wieħed kien ifarraġ lil xi ħadd minħabba xi mard, uġigħ jew dwejjaq, kont tisimgħu jgħid: ‘Heqq, jekk mhux salib, domna!’ Hekk hu - matul il-ħajja kulħadd hu suġġett għal…
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