A reference book for anyone who wants to learn more about the Roma people, who began their journey from India over a thousand years ago.

Topics such as their origin, language, daily life, culture, and cuisine are presented in an accessible manner. The centuries of their enslavement in the Balkans are described, as well as the Porrajmos, the Holocaust of the Roma during the Nazi regime.

Each chapter is accompanied by questions and images, making the book also serve as an educational manual. At the end, there is a list of prominent individuals from this people who excelled in various fields.

In the new, enriched edition:

• The author of the book analyzes the influence of the Greek language on the formation of the Roma language (Romani).
• The shocking testimony of Ioannis Vryssakis, president of the Panhellenic Educational Association of Greek Gypsies, in 1988, is presented regarding the persecutions, tortures, and executions of Roma by the Nazis during the Occupation in Greece.
• Spyros Marketos, the scientific editor of the book, presents a brief history of the Roma in our country as well as their current situation.