first human presence<\/strong>. Fishermen straight from Sicily whose aim is to settle here and build a civilisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBut it was around 800 BC that history began to change. Speaking of the Phoenicians, they briefly set up a colony here, since it was the Greeks who, a century later, founded their own settlement on the site where Mdina is today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Malta took its name from the Latin Melita <\/em>which means \u00abrefuge\u00bb and Mellita<\/em> Greek for \u00abbee\u00bb.<\/strong> Over time, Malta came to be known as the Isle of Honey, and we still know it by that name today.\u00abPunic Wars\u00bb<\/strong>. Malta then came under Roman control.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was in the Middle Ages, after having been one of the main crossroads of the Mediterranean sea routes<\/strong>, Malta was eventually invaded by the Arabs. <\/p>\n\n\n\nVery quickly, the entire population converted to Islam. The culture of Malta then revolved around that of the Muslims<\/strong>, and they made Mdina the capital of the Honey Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\nLet's face it, this important occupation has left its mark on our society today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And that is why the Maltese language still has very pronounced Arabic roots. In 1127, the Muslims were driven out by Sicilian rule and forced to leave the island. Although the population would return to Christianity, it still retained the Arabic language.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>From the Renaissance to the modern era<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDuring the Renaissance, Charles V, a German emperor and king of Spain, granted Malta to the Order of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the aim of building fortifications to defend the Christian religion against the Ottomans<\/strong>. This order would later be known as the Order of Malta<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt wasn't until 1565 that 40,000 Turkish troops landed on the island to protect it, with the aim of winning the battle against the Ottomans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is known as the battle of the Great Siege of Malta<\/strong>, on 13 September 1565. Between 1566 and 1571, Jean Parisot de La Valette, Grand Master of the Knights of the Order, built.., a new capital closer to the sea <\/strong>and will bear the famous name of Valletta.the population calls on the British<\/strong> in order to drive out the \u00abpost-revolution\u00bb French, who were questioning the whole Christian religion and its foundations. The French finally surrendered in 1800, taking refuge in Valletta.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFollowing this event, the British Empire took the opportunity to build a real colony on the island. But the inhabitants continued to demand their independence from the powers that be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It would take the two World Wars for Malta to become fully independent on 21 September 1964 and join the Commonwealth<\/strong>. In 1974, the island became a Republic and got its first president, Anthony Mamo.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFinally, in 2004 and again in 2008 Malta is a member of the European Union and the euro zone.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>The vestiges of a proclaimed independence<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Furthermore, the languages spoken are all tied to its history. Today, they stand as guarantors of a proclaimed independence<\/strong> through its multiple conflicts among different civilizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMaltese, the country's national and official language, is a gentle blend of Arabic and Italian, the result of centuries of occupation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Malta and England share a particularly strong connection due to the long British colonization, and today it holds a prominent socio-political position. That is why English is now the second official language<\/strong> of the island of honey.Although Malta is known for its beautiful scenery and lively nights in Paceville, the country has such a rich history that its relics are still echoing today. But what is its real past? How did the Arabic and English languages become part of Maltese culture? Today, we share with you the key dates in Malta's history.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":13186,"featured_media":5089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[26,27],"class_list":["post-182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-histoire-de-malte","tag-malte-et-son-histoire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/proevolutionacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/proevolutionacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/proevolutionacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/proevolutionacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13186"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/proevolutionacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/proevolutionacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5091,"href":"https:\/\/proevolutionacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182\/revisions\/5091"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/proevolutionacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/proevolutionacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/proevolutionacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/proevolutionacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}