Are Romanians the Last Real Descendants of the Roman Empire in the Balkans?

Many historians apposite that the modern Romanians (and Moldovans) are the last remaining descendants of the Romans in the Balkan Peninsula and Eastern Europe, and today we're going to look at the origin and history of the Romanian people and their relation to other Italic-peoples in the Balkan peninsula today.

Be sure to let me know your thoughts on Romanian and Moldovan history, and the prospects of a Romania-Moldovia unification. No offense is meant by stating that Moldova is the poorest country in Europe, I have many Moldovan/Romanian friends and they told me about the hardships they had to endure.

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Sources:
http://linguistics.byu.edu/classes/Li...
http://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/17/opi...
http://www.istro-romanian.net/
http://www.imninalu.net/myths-Vlach.htm