The Tongues of Italy: Prehistory and HistoryThrough the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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But since its unification some eighty years ago , Italy has made vast economic advances . Italy is today , as no doubt it was in antiquity , particularly after the decline of grain production , the producer par excellence of grapes ...
But since its unification some eighty years ago , Italy has made vast economic advances . Italy is today , as no doubt it was in antiquity , particularly after the decline of grain production , the producer par excellence of grapes ...
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CHAPTER XI Southern Italy in the Metal Ages A considerable body of evidence has been accumulating which points to two principal routes of importation of metal to Italy . One , a northern , comes from Asia Minor , possibly by way of Troy ...
CHAPTER XI Southern Italy in the Metal Ages A considerable body of evidence has been accumulating which points to two principal routes of importation of metal to Italy . One , a northern , comes from Asia Minor , possibly by way of Troy ...
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It was difficult enough to establish , by elimination , that the bringers of Indo - European to Italy were Central Euro- pean metallurgists . But identification of speakers of Indo - European , previous to their appearance in Italy ...
It was difficult enough to establish , by elimination , that the bringers of Indo - European to Italy were Central Euro- pean metallurgists . But identification of speakers of Indo - European , previous to their appearance in Italy ...
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