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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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Pagina 23
And the inhabitants of Milan may leave their city , shrouded in a cold fog or lashed by icy winds , to seek the warmth and sunshine of the Riviera on the other side of the Apen- nines , eighty miles distant .
And the inhabitants of Milan may leave their city , shrouded in a cold fog or lashed by icy winds , to seek the warmth and sunshine of the Riviera on the other side of the Apen- nines , eighty miles distant .
Pagina 99
However , one can confidently say that the several groups of pal- aeolithic inhabitants of the Grimaldi caves in Liguria , those of La Maiella in the Abruzzi , those of Matera in Lucania , and those of Villafrati near Palermo in ...
However , one can confidently say that the several groups of pal- aeolithic inhabitants of the Grimaldi caves in Liguria , those of La Maiella in the Abruzzi , those of Matera in Lucania , and those of Villafrati near Palermo in ...
Pagina 218
The Samnites called themselves Safinim , while to the Romans the Samnites north and east of Rome were Sabelli ; the Sabini are only the inhabitants of Sabinum . Mommsen 1850 , 293 , connects etymologically Sabini and Safini with sapinus ...
The Samnites called themselves Safinim , while to the Romans the Samnites north and east of Rome were Sabelli ; the Sabini are only the inhabitants of Sabinum . Mommsen 1850 , 293 , connects etymologically Sabini and Safini with sapinus ...
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