MALTA

HISTORY ABOUNDS IN MALTA. THE KNIGHTS OF ST JOHN HAD ITS ORIGINS IN THE CHRISSTIAN CRUSADES OF THE 11^TH AND 12^TH CENTURY. THE FORTIFICATIONS THEY BUILT IN THE AREA ARE MAGNIFICENT. BUT BEFORE THE KNIGHTS THERE WERE THE  PHOENICIANS, CARTHAGINIANS, ROMANS,  BYZANTINE,  ARABS,  NORMANS, FRENCH,  BRITISH, AND THEN FINALLY, IN 1964 MALTA GAINS INDEPENDENCE.

BACK TO THE KNIGHTS AND THEIR FORTIFICATIONS MAKE FOR A BEAUTIFUL CITY!

 

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