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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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 258
... senate or participate directly in the burdens and privileges of the city's administration ; that is to say , they could not hold magistracies and elective offices . They were per- mitted as voting members of the Comitia Curiata , the ...
... senate or participate directly in the burdens and privileges of the city's administration ; that is to say , they could not hold magistracies and elective offices . They were per- mitted as voting members of the Comitia Curiata , the ...
Pagina 293
... 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 ...
Pagina 304
... 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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