Byzantine studies he published numerous works, among which Sur les re ´paration
faites au VII
e sie `cle
a l’e ´glise St. Demetrius
a Salonique (1900); Me ´langes d’arche ´
ologie et d’e ´pigraphie byzantines (1913); Evolut ¸ia arheologiei s ¸i rezultatele
explorat ¸iunilor arheologice (1913); Bizant ¸ul s ¸i influent ¸a lui asupra t
¸a ˘rii noastre
(1914); La Roumanie transdanubienne (1918); Manual de istorie antica ˘ (1921, in
collab.); La cite ´ pontique de Dionysopolis (1927); Les tumuli de Callatis (1928).
Author of works concerning ancient Romanian art and Byzantine art in SouthEastern Europe: Biserica domneasca ˘: datele cla ˘dirii s ¸i decora ˘rii (1915);
Iconografia Imnului acatist (1915); Les fresques de l’e ´glise St. Nicolas de Curtea
de Arges ¸ (1919); Manual de istoria artelor (2 vol., 1922,1927); Les fresques des e ´
glises de Bucovina (1924); Le tre ´sor byzantin et roumain du monaste `re de Poutna
(2 vol., 1925); Le monaste `re de Soucevitza (1929); Monuments byzantins de Curtea
de Arges ¸ (2 vol., 1931) etc. He debuted in with the short story Axiopolis, published
in Adeva ˘rul literar (1903), and continued with the volumes: Scene din viat ¸a
dobrogeana ˘ (1905); Idyle din viat ¸a antica ˘ (1935); Povestirile lui Mos ¸ Vremelunga ˘
(1937). Orest Tafrali was a Member of Honour of the Romanian Numismatic
Society, a Member of the Academy in Athens (1913) and of the Archeology
Institute in Sofia (1928), a Correspondent Member of „Kondakov” Institute in
Prague (1930), a Member of Honour of the Association for Byzantine Studies in
Athens (1931) and of the Association for the Advancement of Greek Studies in
France. (Rusu 2016, 695)
3.2.1.2 Historical, Artistic and Ethnic Personalities
The Dobrujan constellation of historical, ethnic and artistic personalities are too
numerous to exhaust here, however, many of them illustrate a historical symphony
and confluence of ideals and lives, which makes them worth evoking, albeit
partially. Among these, AHMET NURMAMBET (1893–1953), a Dobrujan-born
Crimean Tatar, is regarded as an officer who had a brilliant career in the Romanian
Army. (Agi-Amet 1999, 262–3) He was the father of the well-known traditional
folk singer KADRIYE NURMAMBET. (Agi-Amet 1999, 262–3) His uncle, Col.
REFIYI ˆ K KADI ´ R inspired him to follow the military career. (Agi-Amet 1999,
262–3) In 1900 he was a student at the Military secondary school in Ias ¸i. In 1909,
after graduation, he entered the military service and became second lieutenant of
cavalry. The World War I found him in the 12th Ros ¸iori Regiment, mounted unit,
and he took part in the battles of Oituz and Ma ˘ra ˘s ¸es ¸ti. Following the reorganization
of the Romanian Army his regiment was included in the 40th Infantry Regiment,
the 9th Infantry Division, initially stationed in Constanta, but then transferred to
nowadays Dobrich, in Bulgaria. In historical turmoil, at the beginning of World
War II in 1940, Romania lost Southern Dobruja to Bulgaria, and he was appointed
as commander of a garrison Northern Medgidia where he lived with his family and
where he had an accomplished military career, awarded military orders and medals.
(Agi-Amet 1999, 262–3)
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faites au VII
e sie `cle
a l’e ´glise St. Demetrius
a Salonique (1900); Me ´langes d’arche ´
ologie et d’e ´pigraphie byzantines (1913); Evolut ¸ia arheologiei s ¸i rezultatele
explorat ¸iunilor arheologice (1913); Bizant ¸ul s ¸i influent ¸a lui asupra t
¸a ˘rii noastre
(1914); La Roumanie transdanubienne (1918); Manual de istorie antica ˘ (1921, in
collab.); La cite ´ pontique de Dionysopolis (1927); Les tumuli de Callatis (1928).
Author of works concerning ancient Romanian art and Byzantine art in SouthEastern Europe: Biserica domneasca ˘: datele cla ˘dirii s ¸i decora ˘rii (1915);
Iconografia Imnului acatist (1915); Les fresques de l’e ´glise St. Nicolas de Curtea
de Arges ¸ (1919); Manual de istoria artelor (2 vol., 1922,1927); Les fresques des e ´
glises de Bucovina (1924); Le tre ´sor byzantin et roumain du monaste `re de Poutna
(2 vol., 1925); Le monaste `re de Soucevitza (1929); Monuments byzantins de Curtea
de Arges ¸ (2 vol., 1931) etc. He debuted in with the short story Axiopolis, published
in Adeva ˘rul literar (1903), and continued with the volumes: Scene din viat ¸a
dobrogeana ˘ (1905); Idyle din viat ¸a antica ˘ (1935); Povestirile lui Mos ¸ Vremelunga ˘
(1937). Orest Tafrali was a Member of Honour of the Romanian Numismatic
Society, a Member of the Academy in Athens (1913) and of the Archeology
Institute in Sofia (1928), a Correspondent Member of „Kondakov” Institute in
Prague (1930), a Member of Honour of the Association for Byzantine Studies in
Athens (1931) and of the Association for the Advancement of Greek Studies in
France. (Rusu 2016, 695)
3.2.1.2 Historical, Artistic and Ethnic Personalities
The Dobrujan constellation of historical, ethnic and artistic personalities are too
numerous to exhaust here, however, many of them illustrate a historical symphony
and confluence of ideals and lives, which makes them worth evoking, albeit
partially. Among these, AHMET NURMAMBET (1893–1953), a Dobrujan-born
Crimean Tatar, is regarded as an officer who had a brilliant career in the Romanian
Army. (Agi-Amet 1999, 262–3) He was the father of the well-known traditional
folk singer KADRIYE NURMAMBET. (Agi-Amet 1999, 262–3) His uncle, Col.
REFIYI ˆ K KADI ´ R inspired him to follow the military career. (Agi-Amet 1999,
262–3) In 1900 he was a student at the Military secondary school in Ias ¸i. In 1909,
after graduation, he entered the military service and became second lieutenant of
cavalry. The World War I found him in the 12th Ros ¸iori Regiment, mounted unit,
and he took part in the battles of Oituz and Ma ˘ra ˘s ¸es ¸ti. Following the reorganization
of the Romanian Army his regiment was included in the 40th Infantry Regiment,
the 9th Infantry Division, initially stationed in Constanta, but then transferred to
nowadays Dobrich, in Bulgaria. In historical turmoil, at the beginning of World
War II in 1940, Romania lost Southern Dobruja to Bulgaria, and he was appointed
as commander of a garrison Northern Medgidia where he lived with his family and
where he had an accomplished military career, awarded military orders and medals.
(Agi-Amet 1999, 262–3)
3 Dobruja: A Unique, Intercultural and Spiritual Realm at the Black Sea
57