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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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We might now familiarize ourselves with the major provinces and regions of Italy whose names will occur many times in the following pages . Beginning in the northwest , Piedmont lies , as its name implies , at the foot of the mountains ...
We might now familiarize ourselves with the major provinces and regions of Italy whose names will occur many times in the following pages . Beginning in the northwest , Piedmont lies , as its name implies , at the foot of the mountains ...
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... From the reign of Caracalla ( 211-217 ) on , in consequence of the emperor's gift of citizenship to all inhabitants of the provinces , the name Italia designated just one of the several provinces that constituted the empire .
... From the reign of Caracalla ( 211-217 ) on , in consequence of the emperor's gift of citizenship to all inhabitants of the provinces , the name Italia designated just one of the several provinces that constituted the empire .
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They form stock companies of limited responsibility and become exploiters of the provinces . Thanks to the legislation of the Gracchi , who wished to strengthen this class in order to keep a morally declining and greedy senate in check ...
They form stock companies of limited responsibility and become exploiters of the provinces . Thanks to the legislation of the Gracchi , who wished to strengthen this class in order to keep a morally declining and greedy senate in check ...
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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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