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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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... army , but rather con- dottieri , freebooters , who settled among the backward hill folk on the Tiber and made themselves their lords and masters . To accomplish this and to attain the coveted prize in such a semi- peaceful manner was ...
... army , but rather con- dottieri , freebooters , who settled among the backward hill folk on the Tiber and made themselves their lords and masters . To accomplish this and to attain the coveted prize in such a semi- peaceful manner was ...
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... 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 virtually an- nihilated by 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 virtually an- nihilated by the ...
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... 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 . Called upon to rule realms so distant ...
... 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 . Called upon to rule realms so distant ...
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