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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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... provinces and regions of Italy whose names will occur many times in the following pages . Beginning in the northwest , Piedmont lies , as its name implies , at the foot of the mountains . Descending from the highest peaks of the Alps ...
... provinces and regions of Italy whose names will occur many times in the following pages . Beginning in the northwest , Piedmont lies , as its name implies , at the foot of the mountains . Descending from the highest peaks of the Alps ...
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... province , with some flatlands near the coast , recently regained for agriculture after a long malarial sleep , but all of it intensely and fruitfully cultivated . Tuscany is also richer in minerals than the provinces discussed so far ...
... province , with some flatlands near the coast , recently regained for agriculture after a long malarial sleep , but all of it intensely and fruitfully cultivated . Tuscany is also richer in minerals than the provinces discussed so far ...
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... provinces , the name Italia designated just one of the several provinces that con- stituted the empire . The administrative division of the state under Diocletian ( 284-305 ) made of Italia one of the four praefecturae , which included ...
... provinces , the name Italia designated just one of the several provinces that con- stituted the empire . The administrative division of the state under Diocletian ( 284-305 ) made of Italia one of the four praefecturae , which included ...
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