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  • ...for archeological findings, the region was settled from the 1st millennium BC by several Illyric and [[Ancient Italic peoples|Italic]] peoples. Later, th ...r the ancient [[ancient Rome|Romans]], who conquered it in the 4th century BC but also suffered a crushing defeat here in the [[battle of Cannae]] agains
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  • ...s. Most of the important Roman remains in Verona date from the 1st century BC, including the [[Amphitheatre]], Theatre, arches, gates and bridges. Verona ...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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  • ...similation]], but eventually succumbed to barbarian invasions in the [[5th century]], marking the [[decline of the Roman Empire]] and the beginning of the [[M ...ccording to legend, [[founding of Rome|Rome was founded]] in [[750s BC|753 BC]] by [[Romulus and Remus]], who were raised by a she-wolf.]]
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  • ...-drawn carts on the [[Sumer]]ian "battle standard of [[Ur]]" (circa [[3200 BC]])]] ...heel reached ancient India with the [[Indus Valley Civilization]] in the [[3rd millennium BCE]]. Near the northern side of the [[Caucasus]] several graves
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  • ...issetta]] district became a leading [[sulphur]]-producing area in the 19th century, but have declined since the 1950s. ...]] were born here, starting from the [[Sicilian School]] in the early 13th century, which inspired much subsequent Italian poetry and created the first Italia
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  • ...nal art from the past two centuries. Viennese art from the early twentieth century is well-represented in the permanent collection "Vienna around 1900 and the ...f the MAK is the ''Depot of Contemporary Art'' (Gefechtsturm Arenbergpark) 3rd district Dannebergplatz/Barmherzigengasse, how to go there: bus 74A to Hint
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