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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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... predecessor and successor , the Tarquinii , seem to have been , not generals
of an invading army , but rather condottieri , freebooters , who settled among the
backward hill folk on the Tiber and made themselves their lords and masters .
... predecessor and successor , the Tarquinii , seem to have been , not generals
of an invading army , but rather condottieri , freebooters , who settled among the
backward hill folk on the Tiber and made themselves their lords and masters .
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The place of the citizen in the army was taken over by mercenaries . As early as
the Second Punic War , after the disastrous blood bath of Cannae ( 216 ) when a
Roman army of 50 , 000 to 80 , 000 men ( tradition gives the latter figure ) was ...
The place of the citizen in the army was taken over by mercenaries . As early as
the Second Punic War , after the disastrous blood bath of Cannae ( 216 ) when a
Roman army of 50 , 000 to 80 , 000 men ( tradition gives the latter figure ) was ...
Pagina 397
... the Mohammedans in his entourage and his army , and the liberality and
intellectuality of his court at Palermo rendered him suspect of un - Christian
leanings in the eyes of the narrowly zealous . He was twice excommunicated by
the pope .
... the Mohammedans in his entourage and his army , and the liberality and
intellectuality of his court at Palermo rendered him suspect of un - Christian
leanings in the eyes of the narrowly zealous . He was twice excommunicated by
the pope .
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| Titolo | The Tongues of Italy: Prehistory and History |
| Autore | Ernst Pulgram |
| Edizione | illustrata, ristampa, riveduta |
| Editore | Harvard University Press, 1958 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | la University of California |
| Digitalizzato | 4 mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0837124387, 9780837124384 |
| Lunghezza | 465 pagine |
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