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• Ancient Rome
  ...pg|thumb|right|400px|The [[Roman Forum]] was the central area around which ancient Rome developed.]] '''Ancient Rome''' was a [[civilization]] that grew out of the [[city-state]] of [[Rom
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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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• Pane carasau
  ...sp -- usually in the form of a dish half a meter large. The recipe is very ancient and was conceived for [[shepherd]]s, who used to stay far from home for man
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• Pastiera
  ...o", an essential ingredient in the ceremony of the type of [[Ancient Rome| ancient Roman]] weddings named after it "confarreatio". Another hypothesis we may c We know for certain that the nuns of the ancient convent of [[San Gregorio Armeno]] were considered to be geniuses in the co
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• Lazio
  ...mological Dictionary]. Since Latium is respected more as a designation for ancient Rome, it is not used as a label on maps or globes. ...th many local cultures, each city-state having its own, somewhat akin to [[Ancient Greece|Greece]]. Indeed, trade with Greeks and [[Phoenicia]]ns strongly inf
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• Marche
  ...ionally separate provinces of [[Pesaro]] and [[Urbino]], that were part of ancient [[Roman Umbria|Umbria]]. In 2004, a fifth province, the province of Fermo,
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• Marettimo
  The ancient name of the island was "Hiera", perhaps a term of [[Spanish language|Spanis
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• Bari
  == Ancient Bari == ...as early as [[181 BC]], was probably the principal one of the district in ancient times, as at present, and was the centre of a fishery.
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• Castelrosso (cheese)
  ...lrosso''' is a [[pasteurized]] whole cow's milk cheese. A rare, semi-hard, ancient cheese, it comes from the [[Piedmont]] region in northeastern [[Italy]]. It
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• Villa Jovis
  ...ter]]"; also ''Villa Iovis'', sometimes misspelled ''Villa Ionis'') is a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] palace on [[Capri]] built by emperor [[Tiberius]] who ruled fr [[Category:Ancient Roman architecture]]
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• Pandoro
  Pandoro appeared in remote times, the product of the ancient art of [[baking|breadmaking]], as the name, ''Pan d'oro'' ("golden bread"), ...tter and eggs. However, the bread was already known and appreciated in the ancient [[Rome]] of [[Pliny the Elder]], in the [[1st century]]. That bread was mad
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• Villa San Michele
  ...gardens are adorned with numerous relics and works of art dating back to [[ancient Egypt]] and other periods of antiquity.
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• Ventimiglia
  Ventimiglia is the ancient Albium Intemelium, the capital of the [[Intemelii]], a Ligurian tribe which The most ancient Christian mention of Ventimiglia is the alleged preaching of Saint Marcelin
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• Somec
  ...he SOMEC logo, do not be confused with Ferrari. As the story goes, back in ancient history when Oliviero and Enzo Ferrari both wanted to show the Cavallino on
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• Pecorino
  ...the adjective ''Romano'' refers to a belief that its [[recipe]] came from ancient [[Rome]], it is now mainly produced on [[Sardinia]], and especially in [[Ga
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• Casciotta d'Urbino
  First made in ancient times, this cheese, it is said was a favourite of [[Michelangelo]] and [[Po
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• Gulf of Taranto
  ...the capes ''Santa Maria di Leuca'' (east, [[Apulia]]) and ''Colonna'' (the ancient ''Cape Lacinium'', west, in [[Calabria]]). It is surrounded by three Italia
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• Mediterranean Sea
  ...oenicians]], [[Carthaginians|Carthaginians]], [[Ancient Greece|Greeks]], [[Ancient Rome|Romans]], and the [[Middle-East]] (Arab/Persian/Semitic) cultures. The ...sub-divided into a number of smaller seas /some names may be come from the ancient legends/, each with their own designation (from west to east):
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• Liguria
  Ancient [[Ligures]] settled the Mediterranean coast from [[Rhône River|Rhône]] to ''Liguria'' is a very old name, dating back to pre-[[ancient Rome|Roman]] times.
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• Panarea
  ...eece|Mycenaean]] inhabitants (~ 1200 BC ), and the island was settled by [[ancient Rome|Romans]]. There were people still living on the island until [[pirate
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• Lampedusa
  ...aritime base for the ancient [[Phoenician]]s, [[Ancient Greece|Greek]]s, [[Ancient Roman|Roman]]s and [[Arab]]s. The Romans established a plant for the produc
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• Engine
  ...]], treat these engines as commonplace, so their invention may be far more ancient. Monumental structures of [[Ancient Egypt]], it has been purported, might have been constructed with engines, e
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• Burano
  The island was probably settled by the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]], and in the [[sixth century]] was occupied by people from [[A
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• Marine engine
  ...]], treat these engines as commonplace, so their invention may be far more ancient. Monumental structures of [[Ancient Egypt]], it has been purported, might have been constructed with engines, e
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• Molise
  ...Campobasso which was called "Maple Leaf City" by the Canadian troops. One ancient town which escaped the ravages of war is Larino. Its Centro Storico (Histo [[Termoli]], [[Venafro]], [[Larino]], [[Bojano]] (the ancient capitol of [[Samnium]]).
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• Aosta
  ...of the [[Salassi]]. [[August]] captured it in [[20 BC]] and founded the [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] colony of ''Augusta Praetoria''. After [[11 BC]] Aosta became ...ic]] '''[[Collegiata di Sant'Orso]]'''. Its most suggestive feature is the ancient cloister, which can be entered through a hall on the left of the façade.
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• Murano
  Murano was settled by the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]], then from the [[sixth century]] by people from [[Altino]] an
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• Potenza
  ===Ancient times=== ...[[Strabo]] and [[Pliny the Elder]], '''''Potentia''''' was one of the most ancient free cities of Lucania. The first settlement was probably located on a lowe
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• Apulia
  In ancient times only the northern part of the region was called Apulia; the southern ...the region was settled from the 1st millennium BC by several Illyric and [[Ancient Italic peoples|Italic]] peoples. Later, the [[Greeks]] expanded until reach
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• Crotone
  ...m [[588 BC]] onwards, Croton produced many generations of victors in the [[Ancient Olympic Games|Olympics]] and the other [[Panhellenic Games]], the most famo ...of Charles V''. It houses the Town Museum, with findings excavated in the ancient site of ''Kroton''. Notables are also the remnants of the walls, of the sam
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• Tuscany
  ...late [[Bronze age|Bronze]] and [[Iron age]]s parallels that of the early [[Ancient Greece|Greeks]]. The Tuscan area was inhabited by peoples of the so-called ...tinct in its manners and customs by contemporary Greeks, the cultures of [[Ancient Greeks|Greece]], and later Rome, influenced the civilisation to a great ext
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• Umbria
  ...itorius]] and the [[Lacus Umber]]. They were drained a first time by the [[ancient Rome|Romans]] over a span of several hundred years, but an earthquake in th ...he people of Umbria are what many scholars believe to be very close to the ancient people of the Italian peninsula. History has been gentle to Umbria, largely
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• Lipari
  '''Lipari''' (Roman '''Lipara''', ancient Greek '''Meligunis''') is the biggest of the [[Aeolian Islands]], in the [[ ===Ancient history===
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• Taleggio cheese
  ...an Empire|Roman]] times described it as the ''art of the [[Orobbi]]'', the ancient inhabitants of [[Bergamo]]. The name '''Taleggio''' has been used before th
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• Mortadella
  ...ologico della Lingua Italiana'' 1979-88, Mortadella gets its name from a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] sausage flavored with myrtle in place of pepper. The Romans ca
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• Art of Italy
  ...s the [[visual arts]] in [[Italy]] from ancient times to the present. In [[Ancient Rome]], Italy was a centre for art and architecture. There were many Italia ...as unrealistic and could be improved upon by a return to forms achieved in ancient Greece.
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• Campobasso
  ...lines|Guelph]] [[merlon]]s and lies on a commanding point, where traces of ancient settlements (including [[Samnite]] walls) have been found. The current cons .... At the feet of the castle, the church of St. George is probably the most ancient church of Campobasso, built around the year 1000 AD over the ruins of a Pag
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• Pesaro
  ...ring the [[Iron Age]]. A settlement of the latter tribe, one of their most ancient, has been found at Novilara. The northern Piceni were invaded in the 4th ce
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• Northern Italy
  ...an emperors or from the ownership of the high virtues and qualities of the ancient roman republique, in order to get the respect of the greater european sover The feelings against Austria and the disdain of the ancient states rose in the 19th cent and they were caused by the emperialism and th
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• Catanzaro
  ...the population, and a second in [[1832]] completed the destruction of most ancient historical buildings.
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• Tropea
  '''Nicotera''', the ancient [[Medama]], is a city of the [[Province of Catanzaro]], in Calabria, Italy;
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• Culture
  ...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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• Comuni
  ...They may also represent settlements which predated the ''capoluogo'': the ancient town of Pollentia, for instance, today known as [[Pollenzo]], is a ''[[fraz
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• Panettone
  ...ns of this cake appear to be ancient, dating back to the [[Roman Empire]], ancient Romans sweetened a type of [[leavened]] bread with [[honey]]. Throughout th
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• Volterra
  ...e of royal family of vampires. They live under the city and use one of the ancient and beautiful buildings to lure tourists to their deaths.
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• Trident
  ...h fish. As a weapon, it was also used by the ''[[retiarius|retiarii]]'', [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] [[gladiator]]s, who used a [[net]] to wrap their adversary and
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• Favignana
  In ancient times Favignana was called ''Aegusa'', meaning "goats' island". The present The island is famous for its caves of volcanic rock and the ancient fishing technique of ''tonnara'', originally of [[Arab]] origin, with the t
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• San Lazzaro degli Armeni
  ...m with over 4,000 Armenian manuscripts and many [[Arab]], [[India]]n and [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] artifacts collected by the monks or received as gifts.
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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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• Capri
  ===Ancient and Roman times=== ...eople of Teleboi, coming from the [[Ionian Islands]]. Strabo says that "in ancient times in Capri there were two towns, later reduced to one." (''[[Geographi
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• Campania
  The name derives from [[Latin]], as it was called by [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] '''Campania felix''' ("fortunate countryside"), a name that i
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• Racing
  Early records of races are evident on [[pottery]] from [[ancient Greece]], which depicted running men vying for first place. A [[chariot rac
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• Umberto Bossi
  ...n]]) and ''Eridano [[Sirius|Sirio]]'' (''Eridano'' would be the name of an ancient [[god]] of the [[Po river]]).
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• Calabria
  ...]], near [[Locri]], is a beautiful medieval city, with a norman castle, an ancient Cathedral, etc
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• Units of measurement
  ...h millennium BC|4th]] and [[3rd millennium BC|3rd millennia BC]] among the ancient peoples of [[Mesopotamia]], [[Egypt]] and the [[Indus Valley]], and perhaps ...r/aupaysdesmaths/convertir/frconvert.htm Au pays des maths – Conversion of ancient French and Russian Units]
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• Wheel
  ...E]], originally in the function of [[potter's wheel]]s. The wheel reached ancient India with the [[Indus Valley Civilization]] in the [[3rd millennium BCE]]. ...ge:Wheelbarol.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Found near [[Lake Sevan]], [[Armenia]] Ancient wheel barrel. 2500 BCE]]
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• Roman Kingdom
  In Roman legend, when the [[Ancient Greece|Greeks]] waged [[Trojan War|war]] against the city of [[Troy]], the ...e flowed through the royal females of the deceased king. Consequently, the ancient historians state that the king was chosen on account of his virtues and not
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• Spa-Francorchamps
  ...phill U-turn at the bottom of the ''Eau Rouge'' creek valley, called the ''Ancient Douane'', was cut short with a faster sweep straight up the hill, called th
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• Modena
  An ancient town, it is the seat of an [[archbishop]], but is now best known as "the ca === Ancient times ===
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• Lombardy
  * [[Province of Pavia|Pavia]] (one of the most ancient [[University|universities]])
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• Angouleme
  In place of its ancient [[fortification]]s, Angoulême is encircled by boulevards known as the ''Re
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• Vulcano
  ...olian Island chain descended from the mythical residence of Aeolus. The [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] name for the island Vulcano has contributed the word for ''[[v
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• Brescia
  ...been an important regional centre since pre-Roman times and a number of [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] and [[medieval]] monuments are preserved, among which is the p ===Ancient era===
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• Ancient Rome
  ...pg|thumb|right|400px|The [[Roman Forum]] was the central area around which ancient Rome developed.]] '''Ancient Rome''' was a [[civilization]] that grew out of the [[city-state]] of [[Rom
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• Salami
  Like most fermentation techniques this is an ancient technology though unknown in Dynastic Egypt (Darby p177). It certainly date
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• Veneto
  ..., and many of [[Palladio]]'s villas. [[Verona Arena|Verona's arena]] is an ancient [[Rome|Roman]] [[amphitheatre]], traditionally reserved for [[opera]]. ...omani]] [[Celts]] on their western border, the [[Veneti]] sided with the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] when Rome struggled against the [[Insubri]] and [[Boi]] [[Cel
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• Universal joint
  ...ince antiquity. One anticipation of the universal joint was its use by the Ancient Greeks on [[ballistae]]. The first person known to have suggested its use f
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• Lombards
  [[Category:Ancient Roman enemies and allies]] [[Category:Ancient Germanic peoples]]
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• History
  ...r Veal". Coins bearing the name ''Italia'' were minted by an alliance of [[Ancient Italic peoples|Italic]] tribes ([[Sabines]], [[Samnites]], [[Umbrians]] and {{main|Ancient Italic peoples}}
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• Rome
  ...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 The civilization of ancient Rome originated in the [[8th century BC|8th]] or [[9th century BC]], when t
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• Italian wine
  ...d [[Greeks|Greek]] settlers produced wine in the country long before the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] started developing their own [[vineyard]]s in the second cent ...s with their bare feet, until the juice is squeezed out. They believe this ancient method still makes the best wine.
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• Sardinia
  ...the [[Hyksos]], the people who had just been expelled by [[Ahmose I]] of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]] circa [[1540 BC]]. ''Sandalyon'' was its second name, probabl Sardinia's history is very ancient. In [[1979]] human remains were found that were dated to [[Paleolithic|150,
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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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• Verona
  ...iscopal see]] and [[province]] in the [[Veneto]], Northern [[Italy]]. The ancient town, and the centre of the modern city, are in a loop of the [[Adige River ...stence are from the [[4th century BC]]. Verona was already an important [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] settlement by 89 BC. The center of the modern city preserves
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• Procida
  ===Ancient history===
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• Lombardia
  ...nded their rule to the Adriatic Sea. Their development was halted by the [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] expansion in the [[Po River|Padan Plain]] from the 3rd century * [[Province of Pavia|Pavia]] (one of the most ancient [[University|universities]])
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• L'Aquila
  ...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 ...nding area boasts Roman ruins (the important Roman city of [[Amiternum]]), ancient monasteries, and numerous castles. The best-known of these is ''Rocca Calas
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• Palladian architecture
  ...gular openings, a motif that first appeared in the [[triumphal arch]]es of ancient Rome. Palladio used the motif extensively, most notably in the arcades of ...ladio's book. Realising the powerful political significance pertaining to ancient Roman buildings, Jefferson designed many of his civic buildings in the Pall
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• Lada
  ...he old Riva, which many would argue was actually a better car (despite its ancient design) and also sold for significantly less.
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• Montalcino
  ...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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• Monaco
  ...in a "single habitation" or of "living apart" from others. According to an ancient myth, [[Hercules]] passed through the Monaco area. A temple was constructed
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• Pisa
  ===Ancient times=== ...ibaldi - Romeo Anconetani|Arena Garibaldi]]'' in 1991. Also [[Ancient Rome|ancient Roman]] authors referred to Pisa as an old city. [[Servius]] wrote that 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]]. ...entury BC]] the city was conquered by the Boii, a Gallic tribe, whence the ancient name ''Bononia'' of the Roman colony founded in c.189 BC. The settlers incl
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• Alfa Corse
  ...the house more titolata and blazoned to the World, also because is a very ancient business, been based on in the [[1906]], even if is from the [[1910]] profi
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• Rapallo
  *The ''Porta delle Saline'', the only gate remained of the ancient walls.
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• Palermo
  ...includes numerous remains from [[Etruscan]], [[Carthage|Carthaginian]], [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] and [[Hellenistic]] civilizations.
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• Differential (mechanics)
  ...tial gear, but it is likely that it was known, at least in some places, in ancient times. Here are some of the milestones in the history of this device.
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• Aluminium
  Ancient [[Ancient Greece|Greeks]] and [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] used aluminium [[salt]]s as dyeing [[mordant]]s and as [[astr
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• Turin, Italy
  |Established title || [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] foundation ...d the symbol of the city. The area was settled by the [[Taurini]] in pre-[[ancient Rome|Roman]] times.
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• Cuisine of Italy
  ...be eaten in the [[patrician]] household. This does not suggest that the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] of the time did not appreciate high quality ingredients. The ...regions of future Italy started to show a mix of Germanic and [[Culture of ancient Rome|Roman culture]] while the southern portion continued to reflect the in
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• Siena
  ...ligion)|Cult]] of the Virgin which is omnipresent in the fabric of Siena's ancient stones has an origin which is older still.
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• Florence
  ...on its edges, held up by stilts. First constructed by the [[Etruscans]] in ancient times, this bridge is the only one in the city to have survived [[World War
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• Vatican City
  The name Vatican is ancient and predates [[Christianity]], coming from the Latin Mons ''Vaticanus'', [[ .... Peter's in the first half of the [[4th century]] [[AD]]. Remains of this ancient [[necropolis]] were brought to light sporadically during renovations by var
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• Padua
  ...ng the various branches of the [[Bacchiglione]], which once surrounded the ancient walls like a [[moat]].
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• Travel in Italy
  *[[Rome]] - (''Roma''): the capital, both of Italy and of the ancient Roman empire; centre of the Roman Catholic Church (the Vatican)<br> ...served and restaurants expect customers to follow this scheme; elegant or ancient restaurants usually refuse to make changes to proposed dishes (exceptions w
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• Music of Italy
  ...ro'' from [[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]]'s opera [[Nabucco]]. The opera is about ancient Babylonia, but the chorus contains the phrase "''O mia Patria''", ostensibl ...the Occitan music. The Occitanian culture retains characteristics of the ancient Celtic influence and the music does as well, through the use of six or seve
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• Southern Italy
  ...After [[Pyrrhus of Epirus]] failed in his attempt to stop the spread of [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] hegemony in [[282 BC]], the south fell under Roman domination
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• Motor oil
  ...back as 4,000 years ago. To build the [[Egyptian Pyramids|pyramids]], the ancient Egyptians used lubricants to move the large blocks of stone that made up th
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• Medieval cuisine
  ...ines, of a multitude of fruits and berries had been known at least since [[Ancient Rome|Roman antiquity]] and were still consumed in the Middle Ages: [[pomeg The [[Ancient Greece|ancient Greeks]] and [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] also knew of the technique, but it was not practiced on a maj
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• Europe
  ...nd [[individualism|individualistic]] [[culture]] are often attributed to [[Ancient Greece]], though numerous other distinct influences, in particular [[Christ ...ts. Most of the older geology of [[Western Europe]] existed as part of the ancient [[microcontinent]] [[Avalonia]].
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• Italy
  ...onsidered to be the last surviving traces of the region's Greek heritage. (Ancient Greek colonists reached southern Italy and Sicily about 1500 BC.) They spea
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• Pagani Huayra
  Ancient legends of the Aymara tell us of Huayra Tata, god of wind, who commands the
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• Junior
  ...ion and secure. So nice to carts, motorcycles and cycles Turkheimer, a now ancient and glorious reputation ... will join the powerful and stylish cars to coac
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• Sicily
  ...Zancle]] or Messene (modern-day [[Messina]], not to be confused with the [[ancient]] city of [[Messene]] in [[Messenia]], [[Greece]]). These [[city state]]s w ...ily/ Sicilian Origins in Europe] arguing that Sicilians are descended from Ancient Greek and Italic settlers, with minimal foreign admixture
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• Italian literature
  ...de [[Dante Alighieri]], [[Machiavelli]] and [[Petrarch]]. For works from [[ancient Rome]] see [[Latin literature]]. ...d is the closest to a kind of poetry that perished or was smothered by the ancient Sicilian literature. Its distinguishing point was its possession of all qua
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• Italian Literature
  ...de [[Dante Alighieri]], [[Machiavelli]] and [[Petrarch]]. For works from [[ancient Rome]] see [[Latin literature]]. ...d is the closest to a kind of poetry that perished or was smothered by the ancient Sicilian literature. Its distinguishing point was its possession of all qua
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• Ljubljana
  ...h the center of town, past Baroque buildings and under the ramparts of the ancient castle on the hill. The new city and modern-day commercial core lies to th
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• Venice
  The command structure in the army was different from that in the fleet. By ancient law, no nobleman could command more than twenty-five men (to prevent agains
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• Ferrari
  Curiously, the name Stuttgart is derived from '''Stutengarten''', an ancient form of the modern German word '''Gestüt''', which translates into English
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• Diesel engine
  .... The newer automotive diesels have power-weight ratios comparable to the ancient spark-ignition designs common in [[general aviation]] aircraft, and have be
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• Luciano Pavarotti
  ...enors|Three Tenors]] concert held on the eve of the World Cup final at the ancient [[Baths of Caracalla]] in [[Rome]] with fellow [[tenors]] [[Plácido Doming
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• Lancia Ardea
  ...car it comes given the name “[[Ardea]]”, correspondent to that one of one ancient [[city]] [[Lazio|laziale]] (geographically little to south of [[Pomezia]]). To the car it comes given the name “[[Ardea]]”, correspondent to that one of ancient [[a city]] [[Lazio|laziale]] (geographically little to south of [[Pomezia]]
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• List of Italians
  *[[Mario Liverani]], Ancient Near East historian
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• Lancia Artena
  For the Artena (not more a name [[Ancient Grecia|greco]], therefore, but that one of [[a city]] of [[the Volsci]], in
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• Lancia Astura
  For the Astura (not more a name [[Ancient Grecia|greco]], therefore, but that one of one historical [[castle]] that i
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• Prague
  * '''Prague Castle''' [http://www.hrad.cz]. The biggest ancient castle in the world, according to Guinness World Records, which rises above
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• Fiat
  ...foundation for social and economic research. ''Palazzo Grassi'', a famous ancient building in [[Venice]], now a museum and formerly supported by Fiat, was ev
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• Geneva
  ...Place du Petit-Saconnex, 22 733 34 17 [http://www.cafedusoleil.ch/]. This ancient Petit Saconnex roadhouse claims to be possibly the oldest restaurant in Gen
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• Vienna
  ...ture Gallery until closing time. The Museum has an excellent collection of ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art. The coin & medals collection is also exhaus
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• Barcelona
  * [[Girona]] A quiet town with an ancient Jewish section, narrow streets, imposing walls and plenty of cafes. See dir
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