1. HISTORY [aboutmalta.com] Proceedings of History Week . malta history History of the Malteseislands from before the islands where formed up to the present. http://www.aboutmalta.com/HISTORY/

HISTORY Contributing Editor: Martin Debattista Contributors: Sonia Attard, Peter Prictoe, Joseph Vella, Alexander Borg T TODAY IN MALTESE HISTORY A SEPTEMBER TO REMEMBER: SEPTEMBER IN MALTESE HISTORY TIMELINE OF MALTESE HISTORY WOMEN GET VOTING RIGHTS IN MALTA ... MALTA 1000 AD - 2000 AD: ONE THOUSAND YEARS OF FORTITUDE by Martin Debattista TO MALTA WITH LOVE by Peter Prictoe(Yorkshire, UK) MALTA: THE LITTLE MOUSE THAT ROARS by Joseph Vella (Manager Software Development, Retired, California, USA) OUR PAST REFLECTS OUR PRESENT by Alexander Borg UNSHAMED OF OUR PAST FROM SWORN ENEMIES TO FELLOW EU APPLICATIONS MALTA IN THE MIDDLE AGES IL Y A AUSSI DES JUIFS A' MALTE ... 1962: MINN FOMM IL-GURNALI RELATED TOPICS KNIGHTS PREHISTORY RELATED SECTIONS on aboutmalta.com ARTS and ENTERTAINMENT EDUCATION FOLKLORE FOOD and DRINK ... TRAVEL and TOURISM RELATED LINKS Please note that these are not links to pages created by aboutmalta.com and will open in a new window. Home Add a Link Modify a Listed Link Subscribe to our Newsletter ... Carnival in Malta and Gozo - Several articles with images of the celebration we call Il-Karnival 200 Years of Anglo-Maltese Friendship A brief history of Malta - An outline and a quiz about Malta.

2. Malta History | Lonely Planet World Guide Lonely Planet Guides. Thorn Tree Posts. Malta. History. Malta's odd position near major Mediterranean shipping routes yet out of the way - has resulted in long stretches of isolation punctuated with often violent episodes of foreign intrusion. The Romans made Malta part of their empire in 208 BC. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/malta/history.htm

home search help worldguide ... Thorn Tree Posts Malta History Malta's odd position - near major Mediterranean shipping routes yet out of the way - has resulted in long stretches of isolation punctuated with often violent episodes of foreign intrusion. The island's oldest legacy is the megalithic temples that date from as far back as 3800 BC. The Phoenicians colonised the islands around 800 BC and stayed for about 600 years. The Romans made Malta part of their empire in 208 BC. Apart from Ulysses' stay on Gozo (known as Calypso's Isle), the most famous visitor to the island was the apostle Paul, who was shipwrecked on Malta in 60 AD. Tradition has it that he converted the islanders to Christianity, although Biblical and scientific scholars now suggest he may have been wrecked on Kefallin­a in Greece. Several hundred years of peaceful isolation followed, until Arabs from North Africa arrived in 870. The Arabs exerted a powerful influence on the Maltese, introducing citrus fruits and cotton and warping the language. Norman invaders from Sicily displaced the Arabs in 1090, and for the next 400 years Malta remained under Sicilian sway. In 1530 the Emperor of Spain gave the islands to the Knights of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, in exchange for a rent of two Maltese falcons a year. The Knights, formed during the Crusades, were a dumping ground for those younger members of the European aristocracy who didn't stand to inherit property. They fortified the islands - just in time for an invasion of 30,000 Turks in 1565. The Turks laid siege to Malta for three months, but 700 knights and 8000 Maltese managed to hold them off. The knights were hailed as the saviours of Europe. For their pains they were awarded a newly designed and fortified city, Valletta.

3. Time-Line TIMELINE OF malta history. by Martin Debattista BC. Prehistory and classicalMalta (5000-218 BC) 5000, First human settlers. Ghar Dalam phase. http://www.aboutmalta.com/history/time-Line.htm

TIMELINE OF MALTA HISTORY by Martin Debattista B.C. Pre-history and classical Malta (5000-218 B.C.) First human settlers. Ghar Dalam phase. Megalithic temples constructed. Bronze-using people. Phoenician rule Greek influence. Carthaginian rule. Punic Wars between Carthage and Rome. Roman rule begins during the 2nd Punic War. A.D. Classical, Paleolithic and Medieval Malta (60-1530) Shipwreck of St. Paul the Apostle. Islands become municipium under Emperor Hadrian. Byzantine rule. Islands occupied by the Vandals (?) Islands occupied by the Goths (?) Islands restored to Byzantine rule (?) Arab rule. Aglabiti (Tunisian) Arabs invade Malta and expel the Byzantine. First Byzantine attempts to regain islands. Norman rule. Count Roger of Hauteville, aka the Norman, takes Malta and imposed taxes but leaves Arab rulers Roger II, Count Roger's son, establishes Norman rule Arab uprising fails. Second Byzantine attempt to regain islands. John made Bishop of Palermo and Malta. Genoese influence. Swabian rule. Final expulsion of Arabs from Sicily and Malta. Angevin rule. Creation of the Universita' (body of administration and not academic institution).

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6. Malta History Malta came to prominence during the Crusades as Christian troops passedthrough on their way to the Holy Land. The Ottomans failed http://www.nationbynation.com/Malta/History1.html

BACK TO THE FRONT PAGE BASIC INFO. ECONOMY GEOGRAPHY ... MALTA This Mediterranean archipelago has known many rulers, from Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, and Byzantines to Islamic Saracens and Norman kings of Sicily. Malta came to prominence during the Crusades as Christian troops passed through on their way to the Holy Land. The Ottomans failed to conquer Malta in 1565 but Napoleon succeeded in 1798. By 1800, Malta was under British control with formal annexation following in 1814. During the second World War, German and Italian air raids created great destruction to Malta. A grateful Britain awarded the entire population of Malta the George Cross for bravery after the war. While the constitutions of 1921 and 1939 provided for limited self-rule, it was not until 1964 that Malta gained its independence within the British Commonwealth and with Elizabeth II as its monarch. In 1971, Malta became fully independent, eliminating all ties to the British crown.

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Malta History Malta is famous for its old monuments. One of them is the temple complex of Tarxien. A lot of civilization had been accomplished there by the Copper Age. The Phoenicians were defeated in Carthage in 218 BC. Going by Acts 28, Saint Paul was in a shipwreck on Malta. In 870, Arabs took the islands. One group after another has conquered this small nation. In 1530, the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V gave Malta to knights of hospitalers. Under their rule, Malta became a Christian fortress. They built beautiful churches, monasteries and palaces. Some still stand today. Home Government Land People ... Other links

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Country Info Malta Introduction Malta General Data Malta Maps Malta Culture ... Malta Time and Date Malta History Back to Top Malta was an important cultic center for earth-mother worship in the 4th millennium B.C. Recent archeological work shows a developed religious center there long before those of Sumer and Egypt. Malta's written history began well before the Christian era. Originally the Phoenicians, and later the Carthaginians, established ports and trading settlements on the island. During the second Punic War (218 B.C.), Malta became part of the Roman Empire. During Roman rule, in A.D. 60, Saint Paul was shipwrecked on Malta at a place now called St. Paul's Bay. In 533 A.D. Malta became part of the Byzantine Empire and in 870 came under Arab control. Arab occupation and rule left a strong imprint on Maltese life, customs, and language. The Arabs were driven out in 1090 by a band of Norman adventurers under Count Roger of Normandy, who had established a kingdom in southern Italy and Sicily. Malta thus became an appendage of Sicily for 440 years. During this period, Malta was sold and resold to various feudal lords and barons and was dominated successively by the rulers of Swabia, Aquitaine, Aragon, Castile, and Spain. In 1522 Suleiman II drove the Knights out of Rhodes. They dispersed to their commanderies in Europe and after repeated requests for territory to Charles V, in 1530 the Knights were given sovereignty of Malta under the suzerainty of the Kings of Sicily. In 1523, a key date in Maltese history, the islands were ceded by Charles V of Spain to the Order of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem. For the next 275 years, these famous "Knights of Malta" made the island their domain. They built towns, palaces, churches, gardens, and fortifications and embellished the island with numerous works of art and enhanced cultural heritage. In 1565 Suleiman the Magnificent laid siege to Malta. After several months the strength of the Knights and the Maltese population prevailed and the Turks were defeated. Over the years, the power of the Knights declined, however, and their rule of Malta ended with their peaceful surrender to Napoleon in 1798.

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10. VFW Post 7591- VFW Cross Of Malta History History indicates the Cross of Malta, the emblem of the Veterans ofForeign Wars of the United States, is about 1,000 years old. http://members.terracom.net/~vfwpost/crosshis.html

HISTORY OF THE VFW CROSS OF MALTA History indicates the Cross of Malta, the emblem of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, is about 1,000 years old. Nearly ten centuries ago the Maltese Cross was made the symbol of fighting men who were united by a solemn pledge of comradeship to fight for freedom and to aid the sick and the needy. Those ancient obligations are still symbolized by the Cross of Malta today, for the more than two million American former servicemen who are the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The Cross of Malta is the symbol of their battles in time of war and of their campaign to defend the God given rights of human beings in time of peace. The Cross of Malta symbolizes the compassion, or sympathy, of those men and women for the needy. It is the sign of services which our contemporary veterans render to help make living a little better for everyone. To appreciate fully the original meaning of the Cross of Malta we must look back a thousand years, to the Crusaders serving in the Middle East. There we find the Knights of Saint John, the worlds first great brotherhood of warriors pledged to chivalry. The Knights of Saint John represented all walks of life. They were noblemen, priests, artisans, and laborers. Regardless of those differences, however, they were united by a solemn pledge of unwavering courage and compassion. Together they fought against oppression. The knights carried their crusades far from home across deserts and seas, into the Holy Land, Cyprus, Rhodes and Malta. At the same time they administered to the sick, the needy and to the poor. The Crusaders adopted the Cross of Malta as their insignia because its eight points represented the eight Beatitudes prescribed in the Sermon on the Mount. Those, in effect, declared:

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Book Reviews and Compare Prices for Malta History History : Europe History : Malta History Home Browse Books Bookstore List Top Selling Books ... Rate Book Stores Search: Title/Author/Keywords/ISBN History Europe History Malta History Book Review and Price Comparison Pages: Top Selling Books for Malta History Sword of Honour AUTHOR: Alexander Kent ISBN: 0935526935 Publish Date: April 2001 Format: Paperback Compare prices for this book Knights of Malta AUTHOR: Sire, H. J. A. ISBN: 0300068859 Format: Paperback Compare prices for this book The History of the Knights Templars AUTHOR: Charles G. Addison, C. G. Addison, David Hatcher Childress (Introduction) ISBN: 0932813402 Publish Date: February 1997 Format: Paperback Compare prices for this book The Rough Guide to Malta and Gozo AUTHOR: Victor Paul Borg, Victor Borg ISBN: 1858286808 Publish Date: December 2001 Format: Paperback Compare prices for this book Hell Island: Canadian Pilots and the 1942 Air Battle for Malta AUTHOR: Dan McCaffery ISBN: 1550286250 Publish Date: March 1999 Format: Hardcover Compare prices for this book Ironfire AUTHOR: Ball, David

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13. 1Up Travel : Malta - History And Culture Of Malta. Malta Explore the rich heritage of Malta. Malta has a very rich history andculture , going back to pre-historic times. malta history and Culture. http://www.1uptravel.com/international/europe/malta/history-culture.html

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Ecommerce Solution Free Web Space Free Web Site Web Hosting ... Dial up $14.95 or NetZero Internet Service $9.95 SCOUTING IN MALTA THE MALTA BOY SCOUT ASSOCIATION The Scout movement in Malta began in 1908. The Malta Boy Scout Association was registered as a local branch of the British Association and consisted of 150 boys in 6 Scout Troops. The actions of the Boy Scouts during World War II, provides some of the brightest highlights of their history. Their bravery goes far beyond the Scout Oath and Law. The Scouts of Malta endured a heavier ordeal than any other association. They worked as coast watchers, messengers, telephone operators, in hospitals and those that were old enough, in the volunteer defense forces. They worked to unload ships while under heavy bombardment. The bravery of these Scouts during the frequent and constant air raids, became well know among the population. Early in the war, they adopted as their motto, "Scarred but not scared." One tribute to an unknown 17 year old Scout: "He held a lantern all night enabling men to extricate the persons buried under the debris of a bombed house to see their way and was killed later by a bomb which destroyed the room he was decorating for a children’s party." Despite the fierce attacks, camping and other Scout activities continued as usual.

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hr = escape(window.location.href); History Prehistory History Brief c.5200 - 4000 B.C. The Maltese Islands are rich in archaeological sites and artefacts from the some of the earliest traces of human settlement in the world. Yet so little is known for certain about the beliefs and organisation of these prehistoric societies. Malta and Gozo's temples and the underground chamber of the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum are designated World Heritage Sites. They hold equal fascination for tourists and archaeologists. Man was present on the Islands for around 1500 years before the megalithic phenomenon began. The earliest signs of human activity in Malta date back to the Neolithic Period of about 5000 BC. Evidence of New Stone Age Man was found at Ghar Dalam, a cave near Birzebbuga in the south of Malta. The cave also revealed fossilised bones of numerous animals such as dwarf elephants. This indicates that Malta was at one time a land bridge between the European and African continents. When man arrived on the Islands, he would have found a landscape very different to the rocky arid

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