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• La Maddalena
  ...or its beaches; it is characterized by rocky granitic terrain and has some ancient fortifications. Cala Francese and Bassa Trinita are two popular beaches. It
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• Ischia
  ...Virgil in this allusive name, which was never in common circulation: the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] called it ''Aenaria'', the Greeks, ''Pithekoussai'' <ref>The ===Ancient times===
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• Timeline of ancient Rome
  This is a '''Timeline of events concerning ancient Rome''', from the city foundation until the last attempt of the [[Byzantine ** Office of [[Censor (ancient Rome)|Censor]] created. Duties of Censor were Consular duties until this po
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• Baccalà alla Vicentina
  The ''[[baccalà alla vicentina]]'', an ancient and traditional italian dish native to [[Vicenza]], is made from stockfish
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• Architecture
  ...nstant engagement with the divine and the [[supernatural]], while in other ancient cultures such as [[Iran]] architecture and [[urban planning]] was used to e ...of Vitruvius, the Kaogongji of ancient [[China]] and [[Vaastu Shastra]] in ancient [[India]]. In [[Europe]] in the [[Classical antiquity|Classical]] and [[Med
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• Emilia-Romagna
  The name ''Emilia-Romagna'' has roots in the [[Ancient Rome]] legacy in these lands. ''Emilia'' refers to ''[[via Emilia]]'', an i
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• Weight
  * [[Ancient weights and measures]]
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• Roman cuisine
  ...]. These [[Habit (psychology)|habits]] were affected by the influence of [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] culture, the political changes from kingdom to republic to e A custom alien to many other cultures is that the [[culture of Ancient Rome|Romans]] threw everything that could not be eaten (e.g. bones and shel
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• San Marco di Venezia
  ...thout bringing a [[column]], [[capital]]s, or [[frieze]]s, taken from some ancient building, to add to the fabric of the basilica. Gradually, the exterior [[
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• Olive oil
  ...is olive oil not used for consumption; ''lampante'' comes from olive oil's ancient use as fuel in oil-burning lamps. Lampante oil is mostly used in the indust ...ned the water from the bottom. It was also very common in the cuisine of [[Ancient Greece]] and [[Rome|classical Rome]]. According to legend, the city of [[At
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• Modena, Italy
  An ancient town, it is the seat of an [[archbishop]], but is now mostly known as "the === Ancient times ===
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• Genoa
  ...ts name is probably [[Ligurian language|Ligurian]], meaning "knee" (from [[Ancient Greek]] ''gony'' "knee"), i.e. "angle", from its geographical position, thu ===Ancient era and early Middle Ages ===
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• Boat
  [[Image:EgyptTombOarboat.jpg|thumb|Ancient boat in an Egyptian tomb painting from about 1450 BCE]]
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• Culture of Italy
  ...as the Italian people. The [[culture]] of [[Italy]] can be found in the [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] ruins remaining in much of the country, the laws and philosoph The most ancient examples of [[plainsong]], a monophonic, liturgical music also known as [[c
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• Pantelleria
  '''Pantelleria''', or '''Pantalaria''', ancient '''Cossyra''', is an [[island]] and a commune in the [[Strait of Sicily]] i
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• Stromboli
  ...ic]] [[archipelago]] north of [[Sicily]]. This name is a corruption of the ancient Greek name (Στρογγυλή) (Stroŋgulḗ) which was given to it becaus
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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 ...persing a substantial heritage, and demolished many churches including the ancient cathedral of Santa Colomba. On [[30th March]] [[1815]], [[Joachim Murat]] l
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• Alps
  ..., save from the scanty accounts preserved by [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] and [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[historian]]s and [[geographer]]s. A few details have come
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• Cagliari
  ...the control of [[Carthage]] and then to [[Rome]] in [[238 BC]] when the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] defeated the Carthaginians. ...er the church of '''San Lucifero''' (1660). This has a Baroque façade with ancient columns and sculpted parts, some of which found in the nearby [[necropolis]
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• Ship
  ...] that fought in the [[Peloponnesian War]] used [[trireme]]s, as did the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] contesting the [[Battle of Actium]]. The use of large numbers * [[Bireme]] An ancient vessel, propelled by two banks of oars.
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