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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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 175
... tradition knows besides the Siculi two other ethnica , the Elymi and the Sicani . On the authority of this almost unanimous tradition , the Elymi are Trojans who migrated to Sicily 61 1 As in the case of Illyrian , much has again been ...
... tradition knows besides the Siculi two other ethnica , the Elymi and the Sicani . On the authority of this almost unanimous tradition , the Elymi are Trojans who migrated to Sicily 61 1 As in the case of Illyrian , much has again been ...
Pagina 245
... Tradition has it that the powerful Latian city of Alba Longa , situated on the narrow ridge above the Alban Lake , possibly where today the town of Castel Gandolfo stands , sent colonists , perhaps one of the customary uer sacrum ...
... Tradition has it that the powerful Latian city of Alba Longa , situated on the narrow ridge above the Alban Lake , possibly where today the town of Castel Gandolfo stands , sent colonists , perhaps one of the customary uer sacrum ...
Pagina 248
... tradition has it , the rise and spread of one single , founded city.5 According to the archaeological record available thus far , all the small villages begin somewhere around the eighth century , but all stop functioning and growing as ...
... tradition has it , the rise and spread of one single , founded city.5 According to the archaeological record available thus far , all the small villages begin somewhere around the eighth century , but all stop functioning and growing as ...
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