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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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 392
... pope alone having the power to confirm the emperor by setting the crown upon his head . On the other hand , the emperor was instru- mental in the nomination of the pope and the confirmation of his election ( which was effected by the ...
... pope alone having the power to confirm the emperor by setting the crown upon his head . On the other hand , the emperor was instru- mental in the nomination of the pope and the confirmation of his election ( which was effected by the ...
Pagina 393
... Pope Gregory IV con- structed a fortress at Ostia , fearing an attack upon the very heart of Christianity . This was not long in coming , occurring in 846 , but the advance was halted at the church of St. Peter and St. Paul , not far ...
... Pope Gregory IV con- structed a fortress at Ostia , fearing an attack upon the very heart of Christianity . This was not long in coming , occurring in 846 , but the advance was halted at the church of St. Peter and St. Paul , not far ...
Pagina 399
... pope . Cities might sympathize either with the imperialist Ghibellines or the papist Guelphs , but often followed their own inclination and advantage without becoming irrevocably involved on either side . Thus Venice , Pisa , and Genoa ...
... pope . Cities might sympathize either with the imperialist Ghibellines or the papist Guelphs , but often followed their own inclination and advantage without becoming irrevocably involved on either side . Thus Venice , Pisa , and Genoa ...
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Adriatic Altheim ancient Apennines Apulia archaeological became Bronze Age called Campania century B.C. CHAPTER Charlemagne civilization Classical Latin colonies course cremation Dante Devoto dialects of Italy east emperor especially ethnic Etruria Etruscan Europe European evidence fact foreign Gaul Germanic Greek guage Hence idioms Illyrian important Indo Indo-European dialects Indo-European languages inhabitants inhumation inscriptions invaders invasion Iron Age Iron Age cultures Italian Italic Italici Keltic Krahe Kretschmer land Langobards later Latinian Latium least Ligurian linguistic linguistic history Mediterranean Messapic migration modern Moslems native neolithic northern origin Oscan Ostrogoths palaeolithic Pallottino Patroni peninsula period political pope population prehistoric Proto-Indo-European provinces race racial Raetic Randall-MacIver region Roman Empire Romanic languages Rome scholars Sicily social southern Italy speak speakers of Indo-European speech spoken substratum term terramare Terramaricoli theory tion tribes Tuscan Umbrian Venetic Villanovan culture Visigoths Vulgar Latin Whatmough 1937 words written