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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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 206
... the Bronze or Iron Age cultures we know , the situation has remained until now hopeless , although certain reflexes of Comacine and even terramare have been unearthed , but nothing in sufficient quan- tity to permit even guesses .
... the Bronze or Iron Age cultures we know , the situation has remained until now hopeless , although certain reflexes of Comacine and even terramare have been unearthed , but nothing in sufficient quan- tity to permit even guesses .
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In a Roman colony the settlers remained full Roman citizens with the same rights and duties as the inhabitants of Rome . If one disregards Ostia , which may have become a ' colony , ' in a looser sense of the word , at the time of the ...
In a Roman colony the settlers remained full Roman citizens with the same rights and duties as the inhabitants of Rome . If one disregards Ostia , which may have become a ' colony , ' in a looser sense of the word , at the time of the ...
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But no equalizing develop- ment worthy of that name occurred in the domain of politics , and the governmental powers remained largely in the hands of the aristocracy . The important change that did take place was that , from the early ...
But no equalizing develop- ment worthy of that name occurred in the domain of politics , and the governmental powers remained largely in the hands of the aristocracy . The important change that did take place was that , from the early ...
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