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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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... senate in check , their powers increased continuously . A good part of the last century of the Republic is filled ... senators to the trifling size of 300 amphorae , or 225 bushels , thus virtually excluding senators from trade and ...
... senate in check , their powers increased continuously . A good part of the last century of the Republic is filled ... senators to the trifling size of 300 amphorae , or 225 bushels , thus virtually excluding senators from trade and ...
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... Senate and the aristocracy themselves setting the tone in conspicuous extravagance , unscrupulous business dealings , and political irresponsibility ? ( In 28 B.C. Augustus eliminated no fewer than two hundred iniquitous holders of the ...
... Senate and the aristocracy themselves setting the tone in conspicuous extravagance , unscrupulous business dealings , and political irresponsibility ? ( In 28 B.C. Augustus eliminated no fewer than two hundred iniquitous holders of the ...
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... Senate of all governmental functions ; he admits to high positions in government , in civil service , and in the ... senators of Rome were loath to see their exalted position diminished . Tacitus , a strong supporter of the senatorial ...
... Senate of all governmental functions ; he admits to high positions in government , in civil service , and in the ... senators of Rome were loath to see their exalted position diminished . Tacitus , a strong supporter of the senatorial ...
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