The Tongues of Italy: Prehistory and HistoryHarvard University Press, 1958 - 465 pagine Through the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them. But the result is always a mixture. The linguistic evolution of Italy parallels this development, and presented as part of the cultural history it beomes a colorful and exciting tale.--dust jacket. |
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... peace in the state . " 17 THE PRINCIPATE " The transformation which society underwent during the Empire may be aptly described as the transition from a regime of individual initiative to a regime of status , that is , from one in which ...
... peace in the state . " 17 THE PRINCIPATE " The transformation which society underwent during the Empire may be aptly described as the transition from a regime of individual initiative to a regime of status , that is , from one in which ...
Pagina 306
... peace throughout the empire , which has its temporary beneficial effect at least upon the small landowners of Italy . Slave labor declines , owing to the manumission of great numbers of slaves , and since no important foreign conquests ...
... peace throughout the empire , which has its temporary beneficial effect at least upon the small landowners of Italy . Slave labor declines , owing to the manumission of great numbers of slaves , and since no important foreign conquests ...
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... peace- fully met , was not as brutal and catastrophical as the sources have it . Probably the conquest of Rome by barbarians was such a shock to the civilized world that the events were greatly magnified and distorted in the telling ...
... peace- fully met , was not as brutal and catastrophical as the sources have it . Probably the conquest of Rome by barbarians was such a shock to the civilized world that the events were greatly magnified and distorted in the telling ...
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