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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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4 The number of the population of Italy has undergone extraordinary variations in
the course of history . Any estimates concerning population in prehistoric times
are , to say the least , daring . And for the Roman Age also , though we are in a ...
4 The number of the population of Italy has undergone extraordinary variations in
the course of history . Any estimates concerning population in prehistoric times
are , to say the least , daring . And for the Roman Age also , though we are in a ...
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47 , 000 , 000 inhabitants , and the population growth continues at an increasing
rate , as of course it does in the rest of the world . The density of population has
increased between 1871 and 1947 from 90 to 150 persons per square kilometer .
47 , 000 , 000 inhabitants , and the population growth continues at an increasing
rate , as of course it does in the rest of the world . The density of population has
increased between 1871 and 1947 from 90 to 150 persons per square kilometer .
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In A . D . 14 , at the death of Augustus , the population of Italy is estimated as 6 ,
000 , 000 , that of the Empire as 54 , 000 , 000 , of whom 26 , 000 , 000 lived in
the predominantly Latin west , 28 , 000 , 000 in the predominantly Greek east .
In A . D . 14 , at the death of Augustus , the population of Italy is estimated as 6 ,
000 , 000 , that of the Empire as 54 , 000 , 000 , of whom 26 , 000 , 000 lived in
the predominantly Latin west , 28 , 000 , 000 in the predominantly Greek east .
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