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• Florence
  ...ntury CE, the city experienced subsequent turbulent periods of [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]], [[Ostrogothic]] rule, during which the city was often besieged ..., led to Tuscany's inclusion in the territories of the [[Austria]]n crown. Austrian rule was to end in defeat at the hands of France and the kingdom of [[Sardi
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• Brescia
  ...popular uprising that took place in the city in the spring of 1849 against Austrian oppression. ...taly|Louis II the Younger]] Brescia become de facto, capital of Holy Roman Empire.
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• History of Naples
  ...o preach. Christians had a prominent role in the late years of the [[Roman Empire]]. The subterranean areas of Naples include notable catacombs, especially i ...of Italy in the following years, Naples remained loyal to the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]].
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• Alps
  It is not until the final breakup of the [[Carolingian Empire]] in the [[10th century|10th]] and [[11th century|11th centuries]] that it
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• Verona
  ...Roman architectural remains in Italy. The city’s importance to the [[Roman Empire]] is emphasized by the fact that three major [[Roman roads]] terminated at ...the [[Visigoth]]s led by [[Alaric]]. After the fall of the [[Western Roman Empire]], Verona was briefly under [[Byzantine]] rule from [[Ravenna]], followed b
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• Modena
  ...e most important city in the newly formed [[Aemilia]], but the fall of the Empire brought Mutina down with it, as it was used as a military base both against ...ed from Modena in the European [[Revolution of 1848]], but was restored by Austrian troops. Ten years later, on [[August 20]], [[1859]], the representatives of
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• Italy
  ...scan civilization and especially the [[Roman Republic]] and [[Roman Empire|Empire]] that dominated this part of the world for many centuries, Italy was centr ...persist in other north-eastern Italian regions—a remnant of the old Austrian influence on this area of Italy. In total some 300,000 or so Italians speak
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• Jim Clark
  '''Jim''' (or '''Jimmy''') '''Clark [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]]''' (born [[4 March]], [[1936]] &ndash; died [[7 April]], [[1968]]) wa || [[1964 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br><small>Ret</small>
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• Venice
  ...fforts of [[Peppin III|Pepin III]] and remained subject to the [[Byzantine Empire]], at least theoretically. As the community continued to develop and as Byz ...[[wheat]], on which the city depended. In building its maritime commercial empire, the Republic acquired control of most of the islands in the [[Aegean Sea|A
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• Alain Prost
  '''Alain Marie Pascal Prost''', [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born [[24 February]] [[1955]]) is a [[French People|French]] racing ...by the gesture. Prost's performances earned him an [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]].
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• Veneto
  In the [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] empire Patavium (modern [[Padua]]) became one of the most important cities of nort Escaping from the [[Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|barbaric invasions]] the parts of Veneto's population occupied some of the
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• Nigel Mansell
  | First race || [[1980 Austrian Grand Prix]] '''Nigel Ernest James Mansell''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born 8 August, 1953 in [[Upton-upon-Severn]], [[Worcestershire]]) is
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• Damon Hill
  '''Damon Graham Devereux Hill''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born [[17 September]] [[1960]] in [[London]]) is a retired [[United || [[1997 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>7</small>
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• Vienna
  ...then the capital of the Austrian Empire and later of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This has tremendously influenced the culture that exists there today. Like ...t "Wien-Schwechat" is the home base of the Flagcarrier [http://www.aua.com Austrian] and the budget airline [http://www.flyniki.com Fly Niki]. Most European ai
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• Bologna
  ...ak, it was the 2nd city of Italy, and one of the most important of all the Empire) with various temples and baths, a theatre, and one arena. [[Pomponius Mela ...in [[1831]] and again [[1849]], when it temporarily expelled the [[Austria|Austrian]] garrisons which commanded the city until [[1860]]. After a visit by [[Pop
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• Cuisine of Italy
  ...al [[wine]] favorites. The dishes of the region take on the influence of [[Austrian]], [[Hungarian people|Hungarian]], [[Slovenian]], and [[Croatian]] dishes. ...e Alto Adige [[Alpine]] traditions are embraced which includes [[Slav]], [[Austrian]], and [[Hungarian people|Hungarian]] cuisines. [[Goulash]] can again be fo
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• Travel in Italy
  *[[Rome]] - (''Roma''): the capital, both of Italy and of the ancient Roman empire; centre of the Roman Catholic Church (the Vatican)<br> ...s on [[France]], [[Austria]], [[Switzerland]] and [[Slovenia]]. French and Austrian borders are open,but cars can be stopped behind the border for random check
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