Vienna, 1838: a Greek geography textbook describes Albanians—Arvanites, Arnauts or Shqiptars—as descendants of the ancient Illyrians: handsome, exceptionally strong, warlike, magnanimous and athletic. But sure, two centuries later the internet says they have no history.

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Nikolaos Lountzis (Νικολάου Λούντζη), Νεωτάτη Διδακτική Γεωγραφία πρός εύχερῆ γνῶσιν ὅλων τῶν μερῶν καὶ κατοίκων τῆς γῆς [Newest Didactic Geography for the Easy Knowledge of All Parts and Inhabitants of the Earth], vol. 2 (Vienna: Antonios Vekos [formerly Haiduk], 1838), title page. Stamp of the Δημόσια Κεντρική Βιβλιοθήκη Βέροιας [Public Central Library of Veria].