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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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Pagina 297
... success , ' And next ? ' Raising cattle with but slight success . ' And when his questioner said : ' How about money - lending ? ' , Cato replied : ' How about murder ? " " ( Cic . de off . 2.25 ; LCL , trl . by Walter Miller ) ...
... success , ' And next ? ' Raising cattle with but slight success . ' And when his questioner said : ' How about money - lending ? ' , Cato replied : ' How about murder ? " " ( Cic . de off . 2.25 ; LCL , trl . by Walter Miller ) ...
Pagina 305
... success stories of the first century after Christ ( reported with tongue in cheek by Petronius in a novel entitled Satyricon ) is that of the freedman Trimalchio , told by the hero himself at a blatantly sumptuous dinner party , the ...
... success stories of the first century after Christ ( reported with tongue in cheek by Petronius in a novel entitled Satyricon ) is that of the freedman Trimalchio , told by the hero himself at a blatantly sumptuous dinner party , the ...
Pagina 373
... successful at least for a time , thanks to the brilliance of his general Belisarius , in recovering Italy in addition ... success of the emperor could not compensate for the economic castrophe it had wrought . When Justinian died he left ...
... successful at least for a time , thanks to the brilliance of his general Belisarius , in recovering Italy in addition ... success of the emperor could not compensate for the economic castrophe it had wrought . When Justinian died he left ...
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