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- ...e [[13th century]]. This led to Fabriano's prosperity in the [[Late Middle Ages]] and the [[Renaissance]], and was also one of the factors that led to the3 KB (469 words) - 16:12, 22 February 2009
- ...rarely, [[Muslim]]s captured on the sea during wars. In the [[High Middle Ages]] the slaves could also be non-[[Catholic]] [[Christians]] from the [[Balka7 KB (1,057 words) - 09:58, 25 April 2008
- ...e growing [[merchant marine]] of [[Republic of Genoa]] during the [[Middle Ages]]. ...rd Burton]] proposed to [[Elizabeth Taylor]]. [[Rex Harrison]] had a villa high on the terraced slopes. Eventually more expatriates built expensive vacatio3 KB (436 words) - 15:03, 11 February 2009
- ...the [[Roman Republic]] during the [[2nd century BC]]. During the [[Middle Ages]], Genoa gradually gained control of most of Liguria, which shared most of It is noticeable that, despite the high population density, woods cover half of the total area.4 KB (588 words) - 20:24, 1 August 2009
- ===History from the Middle Ages to the present day=== ...walls created a mighty fortress which still stands today. The acropolis, high above the main town, was a safe haven for the populace in the event of a ra7 KB (1,059 words) - 10:39, 2 October 2009
- ...ith the nearby Abbey of Sant'Antimo. The population grew suddenly in the middle of the [[10th century]] when people fleeing the nearby town of Roselle took ...s name from a variety of oak tree that once covered the terrain. The very high site of the town offers stunning views over the Asso, Ombrone and Arbia val9 KB (1,286 words) - 00:03, 25 February 2009
- == The Middle Ages == ...ea survived until 1420. The most remarkable Sardinian figure of the Middle Ages, [[Eleonora d'Arborea]], was co-ruler of that reign in the late 14th centur14 KB (2,161 words) - 23:13, 23 September 2009
- ...st of countries by Human Development Index|18th]]) – <font color="#313931">high</font> ...was central to European [[philosophy]], science and art during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.24 KB (3,378 words) - 22:17, 1 April 2009
- ...ountain passes, which they improved with bridges and roads. After Rome the high valley preserved traditions of autonomy, reinforced by its seasonal isolati During the [[Middle Ages]] the region remained strongly [[Feudalism|feudal]], and castles, such as t9 KB (1,153 words) - 22:00, 22 February 2009
- ...mo expanded in the Early [[Middle Ages]] when the population moved to the high grounds and built a castle and a walled village (La Pigna) to protect the t The town grew bigger from the middle of the [[18th century]] onwards with the development of '''tourism''': the12 KB (1,850 words) - 11:36, 22 March 2009
- ...s: the Marina Piccola (Small Harbor), the Belvedere of Tragara, which is a high panoramic promenade lined with villas, the limestone masses that stand out The separate commune of [[Anacapri]] is located high on the hills west from the city of Capri.12 KB (1,768 words) - 00:21, 8 August 2009
- ...ibited many signs of prosperity. Some historians say, however, that by the middle of the 13th century, due to fiscal policies that prevented the growth of a ...r response to a major earthquake in [[Messina]] in 1908 was blamed for the high number of casualties. The management of the aftermath of the Messina earthq21 KB (3,176 words) - 08:01, 14 June 2009
- ===Middle Ages=== A commercial superpower that lasted through the [[Middle Ages]] and the [[Renaissance]] it enjoyed 1100 years of uninterrupted influence22 KB (3,101 words) - 20:28, 1 August 2009
- ===Middle Ages=== ...the omonymous poem by [[Alessandro Tassoni]]. Also a memory of the Middle Ages Modena are the ''Preda Ringadora'', a rectangular marble stone next to the19 KB (2,778 words) - 23:50, 24 February 2009
- ...nfined space called a combustion chamber. Combustion of a [[fuel]] creates high [[temperature]]/[[pressure]] gases, which are permitted to expand. The expa ...]]s, and in a wide variety of [[aircraft]] and [[locomotive]]s. Where very high power is required, such as [[jet aircraft]], [[Helicopter|helicopters]] and22 KB (3,344 words) - 22:07, 11 August 2009
- ...ods of various [[Culture of Europe|European cultures]] during the [[Middle Ages]], a period roughly dating from the [[5th century|5th]] to the [[16th centu ...ernational trade and foreign wars gradually disseminated through the upper middle class of medieval cities.59 KB (9,564 words) - 23:34, 11 September 2009
- ...the Adda. Its Latin name, ''[[Mediolanum]]'' roughly meaning "wool in the middle" also built on [[Celtic lore]]: Celts saw the boar as a mythical animal, an ...League]] against the emperor [[Frederick Barbarossa]]). During the Middle Ages Milan became one of the most rich and powerful cities of Europe (due its co22 KB (3,271 words) - 13:03, 14 April 2009
- ===Middle Ages=== ...ater renovated several times. It is one of the best example of High Middle Ages architecture in northern Italy.17 KB (2,496 words) - 22:06, 30 June 2009
- ...est university of Europe, which could boast notable scholars of the Middle Ages like [[Irnerius]], and, amongst its students, [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]], [[ ...hile the city's families engaged in continual internecine fighting. In the middle of the [[15th century]] the [[Bentivoglio]] family gained the rule of Bolog24 KB (3,461 words) - 13:00, 14 April 2009