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...ers in the [[8th century BCE]], the city was devastated by several major [[earthquakes]] and associated [[tsunami]]. During the [[Roman Empire]] it was called ''' ...s the city where Hebrew printing began. For Reggio di Calabria, the worst earthquakes came in [[1783]] and on [[December 28]], [[1908]].

: Regional risks include landslides, mudflows, avalanches, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, flooding; land subsidence in Venice

: Regional risks include landslides, mudflows, avalanches, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, flooding; land subsidence in Venice

...ptune]] (parallel to Poseidon) also used a trident as a staff, and created earthquakes and new bodies of water. A good example can be seen in [[Gian Lorenzo Berni

...tly controlled by the municipal authorities. Restored following the recent earthquakes (2002), Larino presents an image of life in Molise as it was in the 18th an

...und. The current construction is the result of later rebuildings after the earthquakes of 1456 and [[1805]].

...rown due to his periodic clearing of cinders and ashes from his forge. The earthquakes that either preceded or accompanied the explosions of ash etc., were consid

In 1832, 1838 and 1854 Perugia was visited by earthquakes; in May 1849 it was seized by the Austrians; and, after a futile insurrecti

...pe. The city was struck so frequently by plague epidemics (1348, 1363) and earthquakes (1349) that it gave the appearance of having been abandoned. Reconstruction ...Sicily, while still unfinished), by an earthquake in [[1703]]. Successive earthquakes have repeatedly damaged the city's large [[Duomo]].

Until the 18th century, raiding armies, earthquakes, famines, floods and pirate attacks ravaged the city. In this gloomy situat

...nation's wealth paid 32% of the nation's taxes. Several natural disasters (earthquakes and landslides) also occurred during this period, often killing hundreds of