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...reconstructions have shown the villa to be a remarkable testament to Roman architecture in the [[1st century]]. As water was difficult to come by where the villa was built, Roman engineers constructed an intricate system for the collection of rainwater f

...became the capital of the ''Alpes Graies'' ("Grey Alps") province of the [[Roman Empire|Empire]]. After the fall of the [[Western Roman Empire|Western Empire]], the city was conquered by the [[Burgundians]], the

...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

...untry, the laws and philosophy of the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Church]], the [[architecture]], and on the terraces of the many [[football (soccer)|football]] clubs. It ...majority religion of the [[Roman Empire]] and Italy. The [[Pope]] of the Roman Catholic Faith resides within Rome in what is now known as [[Vatican City]]

...and has been the seat of the [[Patriarch of Venice]], archbishop of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice]] since [[1807]]. ...overed with higher [[wood]]en domes in order to blend in with the [[Gothic architecture]] of the redesigned Doge's Palace.

...untry, the laws and philosophy of the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Church]], the [[architecture]], and on the terraces of the many [[football (soccer)|football]] clubs. It ...majority religion of the [[Roman Empire]] and Italy. The [[Pope]] of the Roman Catholic Faith resides within Rome in what is now known as [[Vatican City]]

...times to the present. In [[Ancient Rome]], Italy was a centre for art and architecture. There were many Italian artists during the [[Gothic]] and [[Medieval]] per ==The Roman Period==

'''Architecture''' (from [[Latin language|Latin]], ''architectura'' and ultimately from [[G ...rom the macrolevel of [[town planning]], [[urban design]], and [[landscape architecture]] to the microlevel of creating [[furniture]]. Architectural design usually

...place of the [[Italian Renaissance]], and its artistic heritage includes [[architecture]], [[painting]] and [[sculpture]], collected in dozens of [[museum]]s, the ...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

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

===Ancient history=== During [[Roman Empire|Roman rule]], Procida became a renowned resort for the [[patrician]] class of Rom

...the provincial administration in [[Syracuse, Italy|Syracuse]]. When the [[Roman Empire]] was split, Sicily and Palermo came under the rule of the Eastern [ ...to war with each other, and Euphimius, the winner, dreamt of reuniting the Roman empire. However, he lacked an army, so he asked the [[Saracen]]s ([[Muslim]

...[Blue Grotto]] ('Grotta Azzurra'). Above all are the ruins of the Imperial Roman villas. ===Ancient and Roman times===

...Palladian architecture as it later evolved, one must first understand the architecture of Palladio himself. == Palladio's architecture==

...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 ...e [[Via Claudia Augusta]], [[Via Gallica]] and [[Via Postumia]]. The great Roman poet Q. Valerius [[Catullus]] was a native of Verona.

...ligion)|Cult]] of the Virgin which is omnipresent in the fabric of Siena's ancient stones has an origin which is older still. What we can say for certain is that the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] founded a town called Saenna Julia on the site of a pre-exi

...rtant regional centre since pre-Roman times and a number of [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] and [[medieval]] monuments are preserved, among which is the prominent ca ...though the area enclosed by the medieval walls is larger than that of the Roman town, which occupied the eastern portion of the present one. The Piazza del

...the [[Etruscan civilization]] and especially the [[Roman Republic]] and [[Roman Empire|Empire]] that dominated this part of the world for many centuries ca ...alley, for example, was appended in 42 BC. After the fall of the [[Western Roman Empire]] and the [[Lombards|Lombard]] invasions, "Italy" or "Italian" gradu

...pg|thumb|right|400px|The [[Roman Forum]] was the central area around which ancient Rome developed.]] ...o barbarian invasions in the [[5th century]], marking the [[decline of the Roman Empire]] and the beginning of the [[Middle Ages]].

An ancient town, it is the seat of an [[archbishop]], but is now best known as "the ca === Ancient times ===

...the control of [[Carthage]] and then to [[Rome]] in [[238 BC]] when the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] defeated the Carthaginians. [[Image:Cagliari Roman Amphitheatre 2003.jpg|thumb|290px|Roman Amphitheatre.]]

...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 ...ion|Etruscans]], the [[Umbri]]ans, the [[Greeks]] and the [[Gauls]], the [[Roman Republic|Romans]] founded the [[Colonies in antiquity|colony]] of '''''Arim

...City|Vatican]], a sovereign [[enclave]] within Rome, is the seat of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]located at St. Peters square, and the home of the [[Pope]] ...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 city construction was begun by [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor]] and King of Sicily out of several already existing villages (nine ...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

...[[internecine]] wars between the [[Ghibellines]] (supporters of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]) and the [[Guelphs]] (supporters of the Papacy). Factions from ea ...uctures including the keep of Santo Martini, the San Giovanni tower and an ancient [[basilica]] which now serves as the castle chapel.

...[Palladio]]'s villas. [[Verona Arena|Verona's arena]] is an ancient [[Rome|Roman]] [[amphitheatre]], traditionally reserved for [[opera]]. ===The Roman Period===

...ng the various branches of the [[Bacchiglione]], which once surrounded the ancient walls like a [[moat]]. ...en fought for the [[Roman Republic|Romans]] at [[Cannae]], and the city (a Roman ''[[municipium]]'' since [[45 BC]] (''query [[43 BC|43]]?'')) became so pow

...pire]] after the [[Decline of the Roman Empire|fall of Rome]] in [[Western Roman Empire|the West]] and even the [[Lombards]] failed to consolidate it, thoug ...of Sicily efficiently. However, it lasted only 64 years before the [[Holy Roman Emperors]] long-held designs on the region came to fruition. The [[Hohensta

===Ancient times=== ...Romeo Anconetani|Arena Garibaldi]]'' in 1991. Also [[Ancient Rome|ancient Roman]] authors referred to Pisa as an old city. [[Servius]] wrote that the Teuti

==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

...1 million in the metropolitan area, including over 100,000 students of the ancient and renowned [[University of Bologna]], founded in the [[11th century]]. ...ed by the Boii, a Gallic tribe, whence the ancient name ''Bononia'' of the Roman colony founded in c.189 BC. The settlers included 3,000 Latin families led

...the [[Medici]] family. Florence is also famous for its fine [[art]] and [[architecture]]. It is said that, of the 1,000 most important European artists of the sec ...with the establishment in [[59 BCE]] of a settlement for [[Roman Republic|Roman]] former soldiers, with the name '''Florentia'''. [[Julius Caesar]] had all

Though the people of Venice generally remained orthodox [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholics]], the state of Venice was notable for its freedom from religious ...ost elegant and refined city in [[Europe]], greatly influencing [[art]], [[architecture]], and [[literature]]. Napoleon was seen as something of a liberator by the

|Religion || predominately Roman Catholic with mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim ...the capital, both of Italy and of the ancient Roman empire; centre of the Roman Catholic Church (the Vatican)<br>

[[Noto]] and [[Ragusa]] contain some of Italy's best examples of [[Baroque]] architecture, carved in the local red [[sandstone]]. [[Caltagirone]] is renowned for its ...Zancle]] or Messene (modern-day [[Messina]], not to be confused with the [[ancient]] city of [[Messene]] in [[Messenia]], [[Greece]]). These [[city state]]s w

...te for animal [[milk]] during [[Lent]] and [[Fasting and abstinence in the Roman Catholic Church|fasts]]. The [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] and [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]es and their calendars had great

...de [[Dante Alighieri]], [[Machiavelli]] and [[Petrarch]]. For works from [[ancient Rome]] see [[Latin literature]]. ...ury Christian philosopher, helped keep alive the classic tradition in post-Roman Italy.]]

...de [[Dante Alighieri]], [[Machiavelli]] and [[Petrarch]]. For works from [[ancient Rome]] see [[Latin literature]]. ...ury Christian philosopher, helped keep alive the classic tradition in post-Roman Italy.]]

...absburg court for several centuries, first as the imperial see of the Holy Roman Empire, then the capital of the Austrian Empire and later of the Austro-Hun ...me. The Museum has an excellent collection of ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art. The coin & medals collection is also exhaustive in its scope. The Muse

...urope]]. The city, Spain's second largest, has a wealth of unique historic architecture and has emerged as one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe d * '''Gaudi architecture''', including the '''Parc G&uuml;ell''', the still unfinished '''Sagrada Fa