​My name is Florin, and I am the creator of A History Website.

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I am based in Bucharest, Romania, and my professional background is in engineering and finance. While my formal training is not academic history, my work is driven by long-term research, visual analysis, and a deep interest in how history is communicated — not just recorded.

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This project was born from a simple observation:
much of the history of the Balkans, and especially of the current day Romania, is either poorly explained, visually inaccessible, or reduced to stereotypes.

I set out to change that.

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A Visual Approach to History

Rather than focusing solely on text, this platform explores history through:

• visual reconstruction

• animation

• narrative clarity

• historical context

From ancient monuments such as Trajan’s Column to medieval and early modern history, my work aims to make the past legible, not abstract.

Projects like the chromatic reconstruction of Trajan’s Column are not artistic reinterpretations, but attempts to restore lost visual information and help modern viewers better understand how historical narratives were originally perceived.

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Why an Independent Project

Working independently allows for:

• creative freedom

• long-form experimentation

• careful pacing

• the ability to question established visual conventions

Mistakes are acknowledged, research evolves, and interpretations are refined over time. This openness is not a weakness — it is part of the process.

History is not static, and neither is the way we engage with it.

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Scope and Focus

The primary geographical focus of this site is:

• the Balkans

• the Carpathian–Danubian region

• the historical territories of present-day Romania and its neighbors

The content is intended mainly for adult audiences, but special attention is given to clarity, structure, and visual storytelling, making it accessible to a wider public, including students and educators.

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Language and Accessibility

English is used as the main language of the site in order to reach an international audience and to present regional history beyond linguistic borders.

Additional languages may be added over time.

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An Ongoing Journey

A History Website is a living project — part research platform, part visual archive, part educational experiment.

If you are curious about history not only as a sequence of events, but as something that was once seen, colored, and experienced, you are in the right place.

Thank you for visiting — and for taking the time to look closer.