Heroes of today and of before

RREV Rediscover the real European Values

Comenius multilateral project financed by the

European commission

Partners: Romania, Estonia,

Italy, Spain, Norway, France,

Cyprus, The Netherlands,

Turkey.

CONTENTS Decebalus, Liceul Teologic « Stantul Fransic De Assisi », Roman, ROMANIA

Prince Vladimir Ghika, Scoala Cu Clasele 8_viii « Mihai Eminescu », Roman, ROMANIA

Lembitu of Sakala, Tallinn English College, Tallinn, ESTONIA

Giuseppe Garibaldi, « Instituto Comprensivo di Gatteo », ITALY

Enzo Malorca, VII Instituto Comprensivo « G.A. Constanzo », Siracusa, ITALY

Alfonso Daniel, Rodriguez Castelao, « I.E.S. Politécnico de Vigo », SPAIN

Ola Den Helige, « AA Ungdomsskole, Lyngdal », NORWAY

Zinedine Zidane, « Institution Notre-Dame », Toulon, FRANCE

Gregoris Afxentou, « Gymnasio Ayiou Dhometiou, Lefkosia », CYPRUS

Dutch Heroes, « Maarten van Rossem », Arnhem, NETHERLANDS

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Kemal Türkler Primary School, Istanbul , TURKEY

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Romanian heroes

Decebalus The History

Decebalus was the king of Dacia and he is famous for fighting three wars

and negotiating two interregnums of peace without being eliminated

against the Roman Empire under two emperors. In the later short peace

granted by Trajan, Decebalus continued to act as an independent king,

rather than a conquered client and repeatedly annoyed or infuriated the

Romans. He was born on 86 a.C. and he died in 106 a.C. He married with

Andrada but he didn’t have children and he didn’t study. He was tall and

he had long hair. He was a handsome man. His offspring was Mada

Cotizo and his predecessor was Duras.

He was a romanian national hero because without him Romania would have never existed. He was brave, he fought in two wars against the

roman empire.

First war (101-102) Decebalus was defeated by the Romans when they invaded Dacia

beginning March 25, 101 AD, again in the fortifications of Tapae. After accepting harsh peace conditions including losses in territory, he was left

as a client king under a Roman protectorate and a small local garrison.

Second war (105-106) - The fall of Dacia Three years later, Decebalus destroyed the small Roman garrison in Dacia, and the Romans were forced again to send reinforcements, and this time

Trajan decided to definitively conquer Dacia. After a long siege of the Dacian Capital, Sarmizegetusa and a few skirmishes in the greater region,

the Romans conquered Dacia. Decebalus managed to escape with his family

Maria, Lisa, Riccardo and Anthony from Syracusa, Italy.

Interviewee: Silviu from Romania.

AN EXCEPTIONAL PERSON- PRINCE VLADIMIR

GHIKA

A Romanian Orthodox prince born in 1873, Vladimir Ghika converted to

Catholicism in 1902. An ardent contemplative and active on all fronts, in

diplomacy, charity and the apostolate, he became a priest, then a prelate

in 1931. While still a layman, the Prince obtained two doctorates in

Rome, in philosophy and theology. His writings harmoniously blend the

poetry of an oriental spirit with theological rigour. He died a martyr in

Romania in 1954 and his writings have been a real influence on the

foundation of our Religious Family. His beatification process has just

been opened.

Prince and shepherd

Born in a palace in Constantinople on Christmas Day, 1873, he was the grandson of the last sovereign

of Moldova. A Romanian Orthodox prince, of French origins through his mother, he received a refined

education, which put him in touch with the internationale elite. During his brilliant studies in

Toulouse and Paris, he discovered the truth for which he had been searching so long: he officially

converted to Catholicism in 1902.

MATERIAL PREPARED BY STUDENTS AVRAM COSMIN AND SEVERIN

ANDREI WITH THE HELP OF TEACHER PAULA-ODILLE DOGAN, FROM ‚MIHAI

EMINESCU’ SCHOOL, ROMAN, ROMANIA.

An Estonian

hero

Lembitu of Sakala

Lembitu, was a hero of the past of Estonia.

He was born in Sakala in 1180 and died in 1217.

He was an important leader and won many wars and he united the Estonians.

He was first mentioned in chronicles in 1211. Troops led by Lembitu destroyed a troop of missionaries in the historical

Estonian county of Sakala and made a raid as far as Pskov, then a town of the Novgorod Republic. In 1215, Lembitu's Lehola (Leal) stronghold (situated near the

present town of Suure-Jaani) was taken by Germans and Lembitu was taken prisoner. He was released in 1217.

Lembitu attempted to unite the Estonians in order to withstand the German conquest. He managed to assemble

an army of 6,000 Estonian men from different counties, but was killed in the following Battle St Matthew’s Day in

September, 1217.

Alessandra, Vincenzo, Martina from Siracusa, Italy.

Interviewee: Juulia from Estonia.

Italian heroes

Giuseppe Garibaladi Giuseppe is a hero from the Past.

He was born 4 July in 1807 in Nice and he died in 1882 in Caprera. He is considered as a hero because he unified Italy.

He was married to Anita, they had no children. He was an Italian guerrilla leader and nationalist. He was one of the key figures in the process that led to Italian unification. Garibaldi was the front man for the Risorgimento, the Italian movement for national unity at a time when the Appennine peninsula was divided in a number of states, including Papal

States and the kingdom of the two Sicilies. He was under Giuseppe Mazzini’s influence; Mazzini was one of the then

leading Italian nationalist theorists. After participating in a failed uprising in Piemont in 1834, Garibaldi was sentenced to death. But he managed to escape to South America and was

there for 14 years. In the revolutionary year 1848, he returned to Europe and

collected a guerrilla army. When it was defeated, Garibaldi had to leave the country again, and he

did not return again until 1854. Six years later, Garibaldi began a campaign in which he conquered Sicily and Naples with an army. After arrival in Sicily he allowed himself to be proclaimed dictator of Victor Emmanuel II's name. Shortly

after, his guerrilla forces succeeded in defeating the Napolitan king's army.

Garibaldi's efforts eventually led to the founding of the Kingdom of Italy.

Elin Amanda, Camilla, from Norway Interviewee: Anthony from Gatteo, Itally

Interview with Enzo Maiorca

1. What’s your name?

My name is Enzo Maiorca

2. Where were you born?

I was born in Syracuse in 1931

3. Why are you famous in your town?

I’m a famous diver because I hold several world records in free diving.

4. Which is your best record?

I reached 101 meters of depth.

5. Who taught you to swim?

My father did.

6. What’s your relationship with the sea?

I had a great fear of the sea and, even as a champion, I never underestimated it.

7. Do you think that living in Syracuse influenced your choices?

Yes, of course. I would never be who I am in another town. Syracuse is a perfect combination

of natural beauties and a glorious historical past, the things I love most.

8. Did someone in your family follow your example?

Yes, my two daughters hold some world records in free diving too.

9. Which are your hobbies?

I love nature and animals. For this reason, I decided to be vegetarian. I read a lot. I’m fond of

classical mythology and of Phoenician archaeology.

10. Are you engaged in any social activities?

I fight to defend our natural environment. I accept with great pleasure to talk to students to

teach them to respect nature.

11. What do you expect from our politician?

I hope they will stop talking about the safeguard of our planet and they will start acting

seriously before it will be too late.

A Spanish

hero

Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao

He was born on 30 January 1886 and died 7 January

1950, most commonly known as simply Castelao. He

was a Galician nationalist (heir of the early

Galicianism), federalist, pacifist,progressit and inter nationalist heroe.

He also was a Galician writer in Galician language and

one of the main symbols of Galician nationalism. He

was one of the founders and president of the “Partido Galeguista” Galicianist Party. He accepted the autonomy granted to Galicia by

the Second Spanish Republic as a tool to construct a possible Galician State, in federation with

other Iberian nations. He was also a convinced pro-European. He wrote

in Sempre en Galiza that one of his dreams was to

"one day see the emergence of a 'United States of Europe' ".

He was also a politician, caricaturist and a

painter, and writer. He is one of the leading

figures of Galician identity and culture, and one

of the main names behind the cultural movement Xeración Nós.

As a caricaturist, Rodríguez Castelao focussed

on the everyday in a humorous way, although

after experiencing the Spanish Civil War, He

turned to using his art to denounce the cruelties

of Fascism in a collection of paintings.

A Norwegian

hero

OLA DEN HELIGE

He was born in Norway in 995. He died on 29 July 1030.

He is important because he brought the Kristen to Norway.

We do not know what he looked like.

He was probably married but his wife is unknown. He had got children.

He lived in Norway. We have chosen to talk about him because he is our national

hero.

by Fatma ,O.Mert , Baran, from Turkey.

Interviewee: Elin, from Norway.

A French

hero

Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine was born on June 23rd 1972. He is a contemporary hero and is still alive. He is one of the world’s greatest football players and

has participated in World Cup, championship League, European Championship, has been three times World FIFA player and twice the

Golden Ball winner.

Zinedine’s parents were Algerian but he represented the French team (as a football player). Zinedine Zidane is married and has

four sons.

Thanks to his job he is muscular and tall. He didn’t go to college or university but he was a role model for young French football players

and teenagers. He is modern and accomplished great things with conviction

while remaining natural

Juulia, Dana , from Estonia

Interviewee: Lelia from France

A Cypriot

hero

Grigoris Afxentiou

Grigoris Afxentiou was born on 22 February 1928 , it’s a hero from the past. He is considered as a hero because unable to drive him out and after sustaining casualties the British forces , resolved to pouring petrol into his hideout.

He had got black hair, and a black moustache. He was married. He didn’t have children. He was from Cyprus, from the village of lyssim , mesaoria Famagusta.

He studied in a primary school, Hellenic , Gymnasium.

This hero was chosen because he’s important in the Cypriot culture and history. He was a hero fighter in the EOKA ( national organization of Cypriots fighters ) .

Alison and Lélia, from France.

Interviewee: Maria, from Cyprus.

Dutch

heroes

Dutch Heroes nowadays

Ranomie Cromoviejojo:

olimpic champion of swimming

Sven kramer: schaatser

he was fifth time world champion

Andre kuipers: astronaut

he was on two mıssıons for ESA the European Space Agency, One was a

twelve day mıssıon to servıce the ISS or Internatıonal Space Statıon

Marianne vos:

she become world champion five time and Olympic champion

Dutch Heroes from before

Jan adriaanszoon leeghwater:

was a Netherlands millbilder a waterengerniriner he build a oil mill

Willem van oranje:

He was King, count of Nassau he was cald father of fatherlands

Michiel de ruiter:

one of de biggest sea heroes of the netherland

Rudolf van den berg :

a real good of the netherlands producer he produced many films this is him

A Turkish

hero

A Turkish hero: Mustafa Kemal ATATÛRK

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk , born on 19 May 1881 (He died on 10 November 1938) was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey. His surname, Atatürk (meaning "Father of the Turks"), was granted to him (and forbidden to any other person) in 1934 by the Turkish parliament.

Atatürk was a military officer during World War I. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, he led the Turkish national movement in the Turkish War of Independence. Having established a provisional government in Ankara, he defeated the forces sent by the Allies. His military campaigns gained Turkey independence. Atatürk then embarked upon a program of political, economic, and cultural reforms, seeking to transform the former Ottoman Empire into a modern, westernized and secular nation-state. Under his leadership, thousands of new schools were built, primary education was made free and compulsory, while the burden of taxation on peasants was reduced. The principles of Atatürk's reforms, upon which modern Turkey was established, are referred to as Kemalism.

by Blăjut Silviu, from Romania

Interviewee: Osman Mert, from Turkey

Thank you for

watching.

This magazine was created in Notre-Dame school with the

collaboration of all Comenius students during their stay in

Toulon (France) from October 1st to 5th 2012.