Malta

This is my homework for Wednesday 27. march 2012. I was supposed to write about Maltese history, geography and language.

Malta is an island nation in the middle of the Mediterranean, about. 93 km south of the Sicily

There have lived people on the islands since 5200 B.C. Ca 400 B.C the Carthage was in charge of the islands, after them the romans ruled there. Ever since the romans ruled on Malta, the islands has been an Christian nation. When the Roman Empire split into Eastern and Western divisions in the 4th century, Malta fell under the control of the Greek speaking Byzantine Empire from 395 to 870, which ruled from Constantinople. Although Malta was under Byzantine rule for four centuries, not much is known from this period. There is evidence that Germanic tribes, including the Goths and Vandals, briefly took control of the islands before the Byzantines launched a counter attack and retook Malta.

In year 870 the Arabs took control of Malta, they had a great influence on the Maltese language. The Maltese language is based on the Arabic language, and some words are the same in both languages.

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