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• Cagliari
  ...the control of [[Carthage]] and then to [[Rome]] in [[238 BC]] when the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] defeated the Carthaginians. [[Image:Cagliari Roman Amphitheatre 2003.jpg|thumb|290px|Roman Amphitheatre.]]
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• Rimini
  ...d on the [[Adriatic Sea]] near the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient Ariminus) and Ausa (Aprusa). Coast navigation and fishing are traditional i ...ion|Etruscans]], the [[Umbri]]ans, the [[Greeks]] and the [[Gauls]], the [[Roman Republic|Romans]] founded the [[Colonies in antiquity|colony]] of '''''Arim
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• Rome
  ...City|Vatican]], a sovereign [[enclave]] within Rome, is the seat of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]located at St. Peters square, and the home of the [[Pope]] ...ry extends nearly 2,800 years, during which time it has been the seat of [[ancient Rome]] and, later, the [[Papal States]], [[Italy|Kingdom of Italy]] and Ita
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• L'Aquila
  The city construction was begun by [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor]] and King of Sicily out of several already existing villages (nine ...pouts (''Fontana delle 99 Cannelle''), was given its name to celebrate the ancient origin of the town. The City Council was originally composed of the Mayors
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• Montalcino
  ...[[internecine]] wars between the [[Ghibellines]] (supporters of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]) and the [[Guelphs]] (supporters of the Papacy). Factions from ea ...uctures including the keep of Santo Martini, the San Giovanni tower and an ancient [[basilica]] which now serves as the castle chapel.
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• Veneto
  ...[Palladio]]'s villas. [[Verona Arena|Verona's arena]] is an ancient [[Rome|Roman]] [[amphitheatre]], traditionally reserved for [[opera]]. ===The Roman Period===
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• Padua
  ...ng the various branches of the [[Bacchiglione]], which once surrounded the ancient walls like a [[moat]]. ...en fought for the [[Roman Republic|Romans]] at [[Cannae]], and the city (a Roman ''[[municipium]]'' since [[45 BC]] (''query [[43 BC|43]]?'')) became so pow
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• Southern Italy
  ...pire]] after the [[Decline of the Roman Empire|fall of Rome]] in [[Western Roman Empire|the West]] and even the [[Lombards]] failed to consolidate it, thoug ...of Sicily efficiently. However, it lasted only 64 years before the [[Holy Roman Emperors]] long-held designs on the region came to fruition. The [[Hohensta
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• Pisa
  ===Ancient times=== ...Romeo Anconetani|Arena Garibaldi]]'' in 1991. Also [[Ancient Rome|ancient Roman]] authors referred to Pisa as an old city. [[Servius]] wrote that the Teuti
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• History of Naples
  ==Naples in the Ancient Era and in Late Antiquity== ...]] invader [[Hannibal]] had to retreat when the city was allied with the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]]. Other features were an [[odeon]] and a [[theatre]], plus the
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• Bologna
  ...1 million in the metropolitan area, including over 100,000 students of the ancient and renowned [[University of Bologna]], founded in the [[11th century]]. ...ed by the Boii, a Gallic tribe, whence the ancient name ''Bononia'' of the Roman colony founded in c.189 BC. The settlers included 3,000 Latin families led
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• Florence
  ...the [[Medici]] family. Florence is also famous for its fine [[art]] and [[architecture]]. It is said that, of the 1,000 most important European artists of the sec ...with the establishment in [[59 BCE]] of a settlement for [[Roman Republic|Roman]] former soldiers, with the name '''Florentia'''. [[Julius Caesar]] had all
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• Venice
  Though the people of Venice generally remained orthodox [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholics]], the state of Venice was notable for its freedom from religious ...ost elegant and refined city in [[Europe]], greatly influencing [[art]], [[architecture]], and [[literature]]. Napoleon was seen as something of a liberator by the
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• Travel in Italy
  |Religion || predominately Roman Catholic with mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim ...the capital, both of Italy and of the ancient Roman empire; centre of the Roman Catholic Church (the Vatican)<br>
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• Sicily
  [[Noto]] and [[Ragusa]] contain some of Italy's best examples of [[Baroque]] architecture, carved in the local red [[sandstone]]. [[Caltagirone]] is renowned for its ...Zancle]] or Messene (modern-day [[Messina]], not to be confused with the [[ancient]] city of [[Messene]] in [[Messenia]], [[Greece]]). These [[city state]]s w
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• Medieval cuisine
  ...te for animal [[milk]] during [[Lent]] and [[Fasting and abstinence in the Roman Catholic Church|fasts]]. The [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] and [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]es and their calendars had great
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• Italian literature
  ...de [[Dante Alighieri]], [[Machiavelli]] and [[Petrarch]]. For works from [[ancient Rome]] see [[Latin literature]]. ...ury Christian philosopher, helped keep alive the classic tradition in post-Roman Italy.]]
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• Italian Literature
  ...de [[Dante Alighieri]], [[Machiavelli]] and [[Petrarch]]. For works from [[ancient Rome]] see [[Latin literature]]. ...ury Christian philosopher, helped keep alive the classic tradition in post-Roman Italy.]]
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• Vienna
  ...absburg court for several centuries, first as the imperial see of the Holy Roman Empire, then the capital of the Austrian Empire and later of the Austro-Hun ...me. The Museum has an excellent collection of ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art. The coin & medals collection is also exhaustive in its scope. The Muse
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• Barcelona
  ...urope]]. The city, Spain's second largest, has a wealth of unique historic architecture and has emerged as one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe d * '''Gaudi architecture''', including the '''Parc G&uuml;ell''', the still unfinished '''Sagrada Fa
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