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• Lombardia
  ...n Italy]] between the [[Alps]] and the [[Po]] river valley. It borders the Italian regions of [[Piedmont (Italy)|Piedmont]], [[Emilia-Romagna]], [[Veneto]] an ...e famous edict that gave freedom of confession to all religions within the Empire.
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• Pesaro
  '''Pesaro''' is a town and [[comune]] in the [[Italy|Italian]] region of [[Marche|the Marche]], capital of the [[Province of Pesaro e Ur ...ing and craftmanship. After the fall of the [[Western Roman Empire|Western Empire]], Pesaro was occupied by the Ostrogoths, and destroyed by [[Vitigis]] (539
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• Culture
  '''Italian culture''' is as varied and diverse as the Italian people. The [[culture]] of [[Italy]] can be found in the [[Ancient Rome|Ro People of Italy are usually referred to as [[Italian culture|Italian]](s) as a whole. However, there are many regional groups that go by their e
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• Derek Bell (auto racer)
  |First race || [[1968 Italian Grand Prix|1968]] [[Italian Grand Prix]] Bell was awarded the [[Member of the Order of the British Empire|MBE]] in 1986 for services to motorsport.
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• Roberto Benigni
  '''Roberto Benigni''' (born [[October 27]], [[1952]]) is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[film]] and [[television]] [[actor]] and [[film director|director]]. ...uring an important live TV show ("Woytilaccio", meaning "Bad Woytila" in [[Italian language|language]]).
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• Sardinia
  ...tween [[Italy]], [[Spain]] and [[Tunisia]], south of [[Corsica]]. It is an Italian region with a special autonomous statute. From [[Neolithic]] times until the [[Roman Empire]], the [[Nuragic civilisation]] took shape on the island. Still today, more
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• Capri
  ...an]] pronunciation Cápri, usual English pronunciation Caprí) is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[island]] off the [[Sorrentine Peninsula]]. On the south side of the [[G ...In [[27]], Tiberius permanently moved to Capri, running the [[Roman Empire|Empire]] from there until his death in [[37]]. According to Suetonius, while stayi
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• Lombardy
  '''Lombardy''' (in [[Italian language|Italian]] ''Lombardia'') is a region in northern [[Italy]] between the [[Alps]] and ...ards]] or [[Longobardi]], who came after the fall of the (western) [[Roman Empire]]. The [[Lombards]] spoke a Germanic language akin to Anglo-Saxon. There wa
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• Southern Italy
  ...itan language|Neapolitan]], [[Sicilian language|Sicilian]], and [[Southern Italian]]; minorities of [[Griko language|Griko]] and pockets of [[Franco-Provenç ...ridionale'') generally refers to the southern portion of the continental [[Italian peninsula]] historically forming the [[Kingdom of Naples]]. It encompasses
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• Barry Sheene
  '''Barry Sheene [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]''' ([[September 11]], [[1950]] – [[March 10]], [[2003]]) was a [[Gr ..., but not the other. Barry gave the prototype along with all rights to the Italian company [[Dainese]] - they and other companies have manufactured back prote
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• Tuscany
  '''Tuscany''' ([[Italy|Italian]] ''Toscana'') is a region in central [[Italy]], bordering on [[Latium]] to Tuscany was the birthplace of the [[Italian Renaissance]], and its artistic heritage includes [[architecture]], [[paint
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• Culture of Italy
  '''Italian culture''' is as varied and diverse as the Italian people. The [[culture]] of [[Italy]] can be found in the [[Ancient Rome|Ro People of Italy are usually referred to as [[Italian culture|Italian]](s) as a whole. However, there are many regional groups that go by their e
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• Ferenc Szisz
  ...s county]] of the [[Hungary|Hungarian]] part the former [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]]. He was trained to be a locksmith but in his early twenties the growing p ...rmont-Ferrand]]. In October of that same year, along with other French and Italian automobile manufacturers, Renault sent a team to the [[United States]] to c
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• Timeline of ancient Rome
  ...the city foundation until the last attempt of the [[Byzantine Empire|Roman Empire of the East]] to conquer Rome. * [[91 BC|91]]/[[88 BC]] – [[Social war]]s, the last rebellion of the Italian nations against Rome
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• Italy
  ...ag of Italy.jpg|125px|Flag of Italy]] || align=center width=130px| [[Image:Italian coa.jpg|110px|Italy: Coat of Arms]] ...dth="130px"|Flag of Italy|| align=center width=130px| Coat of Arms of the Italian Republic
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• Apulia
  ...km²), and its population is about 4 million. It is bordered by the other Italian regions of [[Molise]] to the north, [[Campania]] to the west, and [[Basilic ...a was known as [[Calabria]], a name later used to designate the toe of the Italian "boot".
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• Genoa
  '''Genoa''' ('''''Genova''''' [{{IPA|'dʒɛːnova}}] in [[Italian language|Italian]], '''''Zena''''' [{{IPA|'zeːna}}] in [[Genoese dialect|Genoese]], '''Genu ...it in 643. In 773 the Lombard Kingdom was annexed by the [[Franks|Frank]] empire; the first Carolingian count of Genoa was Ademarus, who was given the title
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• Ansaldo
  '''Ansaldo''' was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[automobile]] manufactured by an armaments concern from [[1921]] to [[19 ...ems at the company, which prompted this change of hands, disappearing the "empire" Ansaldo, however, the continued production of cars.
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• John Surtees
  ...win || [[1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1960]] 500cc [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|Nations Grand Prix]] ...race || [[1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1960]] 500cc [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|Nations Grand Prix]]
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• Ancona
  When it became a [[Roman empire|Roman]] colony is doubtful. It was occupied as a naval station in the [[Il After the fall of the Roman empire, Ancona was successively attacked by the [[Goths]], [[Lombards]] and [[Sara
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