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History of Slovenia History of SloveniaAs variable the Slovenian landscape is, so is also its history. Slovenia never had its own kings, famous warriors or dazzling courts; however, the Slovenes have a history of a simple folk that survived good and bad times of other countries under whose reign it was. The history of the Slovenian nation is a history if a small nation, whose fait was always decided by other nations. The events in Slovenia did not echo much in the European area, even if they have always been a part of this area. It is surprising that this people, few in number but hard-living has survived, formed its identity and developed into a nation within the Austro-Hungarian empire, which later - after more than 70 years of joint living in the Federation of Yugoslavia - decided to form its own country.
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The land of the present-day Slovenia was inhabited already in the Palaeolithic. The oldest evidence of the first human habitation is Potočka zijalka in Olševa... |
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In the 3rd century B.C. the blossoming Hallstatt culture was subjugated by Celtic tribe. |
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In half a century that followed, the Slovenian area was strongly dominated by Romans. |
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The Roman roads, once the glory and pride of the empire also led to its downfall. |
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The Middle Ages opened a new chapter in Slovenian history. |
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Protestantism left deep traces in the Slovenian nation. |
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This was a time or restoration, peace, stability and well-being. |
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In 1848 Europe was stirred up by the »revival of the nations« |
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The 20th century welcomed Slovenes as a nation with own political and cultural life and Ljubljana was receiving an image that was increasingly Slovenian. |
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In the 30s of the 20th century Slovenia just like the rest of Europe was overcast by the dark totalitarian Fascist, Nacist and Communist ideologies. |
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Slovenes desired political changes. In 1989 five new parties demanded a sovereign state for the Slovenian nation, and so the process of gaining Slovenian independence started. |
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