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• Modena, Italy
  ...tion is unknown, it is known that it was already in existence in the [[3rd century BC]], for in [[218 BC]], during Hannibal's invasion of Italy, the Boii revo In the [[1st century BC]] Mutina was besieged twice. First, by [[Pompey]] in [[78 BC]], where it
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• Modena
  ...tion is unknown, it is known that it was already in existence in the [[3rd century BC]], for in [[218 BC]], during [[Hannibal]]'s invasion of Italy, the Boii In the [[1st century BC]] Mutina was besieged twice. The first siege was by [[Pompey]] in [[78 B
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• Ischia
  ...y attest. [[Euboea]]n Greeks from Eretria and Chalkis arrived in the [[8th century BC]] to establish an [[emporium]] for trade with the [[Etruscans]] of the m In the sixth century the earliest Greek colony on the mainland was founded from here, on the coa
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• Rapallo
  The first settlement dates probably from the 8th century BC, although the findings have not cleared if it was of [[Etruscan]] or [[G ...such attacks a [[castle]] was built on the [[seafront]]. In the late 18th century it was captured by the French who, after several clashes against Austro-Rus
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• Palermo
  Palermo was founded in the 8th century BC by [[Phoenicia]]n tradesmen around a natural harbour on the north-wester In the [[9th century]], Sicily was divided into two prefectures by the Byzantines. The two prefe
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• Lombardia
  ...ncient Rome|Roman]] expansion in the [[Po River|Padan Plain]] from the 3rd century BCE onwards: after centuries of struggle, in [[194 BCE]] the entire area of ...me "Lombardy" came to designate the whole of Northern Italy until the 15th century.
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• Haute couture
  French leadership in European fashion may perhaps be dated from the [[18th century]], when the art, architecture, music, and fashions of the French court at [
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• Reciprocating engine
  ...a [[waterwheel]]-powered [[pump]] engineered by [[Al-Jazari]] in the 13th century. The rotary motion of the waterwheel was converted into a reciprocating act ...by the [[Stirling engine]] and [[internal combustion engine]] in the 19th century. Today the most common form of reciprocating engine is the internal combust
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• Culture of Italy
  ...w]] by the [[constitution]]. Before the arrival of Christianity in the 1st century A.D. the country was mostly pagan and worshiped the [[Roman Gods]]. Eventua ...s of works by [[Menander]]. During the 16th century and on into the [[18th century]] [[Commedia dell'arte]] was a form of [[improvisational theatre]] , altho
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• Trento
  ...ty, Trento was later conquered by the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] in the first Century BC. The Romans gave Trento the name ''Tridentum'', because of the the three During the late 19th Century Trento and [[Trieste]], Italian cities still belonging to the Austrians, be
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• Rimini
  [[Image:Tiberius Bridge Rimini.JPG|thumb|300px|left|Tiberius' Bridge ([[1st century]]).]] In the sixth century BC, it was taken by the Gauls; after their last defeat (283 BC), it returne
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• Southern Italy
  ...ar Italy]] (Sicily and Sardegna). The term first came into use in the 18th century and is an Italian rendition of ''meridies'' (Latin for 'south', because of ...r of the [[6th century]]. [[Amalfi]], an independent republic from the 7th century until 1075, and to a lesser extent [[Gaeta]], [[Molfetta]], and [[Trani]],
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• Brescia
  ...nomani (Cisalpine Gaul)|Cenomani]], allies of the [[Insubres]], in the 4th century BC, it became their capital. The city became Roman in 225 BC, when the Ceno ...d the latter two times at [[Pontoglio]], and then at the Grumore (mid-12th century) and in the battle of the Malamorte(Bad Death) (1192).
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• Sanremo
  ...and De Mari families. It became a free town in the second half of the 15th century and spread on the Pigna hill and at San Siro, near the Cathedral. The old v The town grew bigger from the middle of the [[18th century]] onwards with the development of '''tourism''': the first Grand Hotels wer
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• Ship
  Until the application of the [[steam engine]] to ships in the early [[19th century]], oars propelled [[galley]]s or the wind propelled [[sailing ship]]s. ...Battle of Actium]]. The use of large numbers of [[cannon]] from the [[16th century]] meant that maneuverability took second place to broadside weight; this le
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• Verona
  ...quarters. Most of the important Roman remains in Verona date from the 1st century BC, including the [[Amphitheatre]], Theatre, arches, gates and bridges. Ver ...fallen in disuse and had been built upon to provide housing. In the [[18th century]] Andrea Monga, a wealthy Veronese, bought all the houses that in time had
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• Turin, Italy
  In the [[1st century BC|first century BC]] (probably 28 BC), the Romans created a military camp (''Castra Taurino ...0 inhabitants. Many of the gardens and palaces were built in the fifteenth century when the city was redesigned. The [[University of Turin|University]] was al
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• Automotive Museums
  Built in 1988 and officially inaugurated on the 18th February 1990, this modern two story building houses exhibits of both racin The history of Ducati motorbikes spans more than half a century and includes many models which are still highly sought after. Whether you a
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• Pisa
  ...been proposed as founders of the city. Archeological remains from the 5th century BC confirm the existence of a city at the sea, trading with Greeks and [[Ga ...plexity of its river system and its consequent ease of defence. In the 7th century Pisa helped the pope [[Pope Gregory I|Gregorius the Great]] by supplying nu
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• Bologna
  ...the ancient and renowned [[University of Bologna]], founded in the [[11th century]]. In the [[4th century BC]] the city was conquered by the Boii, a Gallic tribe, whence the ancient
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