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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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45 On the whole , names imposed in antiquity by known or un- known authors tend to enjoy a considerably greater longevity than the realia that go with and by them . Hence it is safe to state that the ' Umbrians ' of the tenth century ...
45 On the whole , names imposed in antiquity by known or un- known authors tend to enjoy a considerably greater longevity than the realia that go with and by them . Hence it is safe to state that the ' Umbrians ' of the tenth century ...
Pagina 166
possibly first connected with a Sacred Spring ( see be- low ) migratory group.24 But , whatever the truth of the matter , this term refers unambiguously only to a cultural or social unit known by that name not before the second half of ...
possibly first connected with a Sacred Spring ( see be- low ) migratory group.24 But , whatever the truth of the matter , this term refers unambiguously only to a cultural or social unit known by that name not before the second half of ...
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It has by some been suggested that the Etruscans are ' Mediter- raneans . ' But these students have often not borne in mind , as we are committed to do , that , as far as is known at the present time , this term is not ethnic but either ...
It has by some been suggested that the Etruscans are ' Mediter- raneans . ' But these students have often not borne in mind , as we are committed to do , that , as far as is known at the present time , this term is not ethnic but either ...
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