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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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... soldiers , foreign mercen- aries did find a place in increasing numbers in the armed forces . Among the troops which ... soldiers and veterans for their service . Hence Roman citizenship was put up for sale as part of the soldiers ...
... soldiers , foreign mercen- aries did find a place in increasing numbers in the armed forces . Among the troops which ... soldiers and veterans for their service . Hence Roman citizenship was put up for sale as part of the soldiers ...
Pagina 369
... soldiers who were pressed into military service at an early age and were by the field commanders considered more expendable than Italians ) . It would therefore be incorrect to imagine an ethnic Germanization of Italy or an important ...
... soldiers who were pressed into military service at an early age and were by the field commanders considered more expendable than Italians ) . It would therefore be incorrect to imagine an ethnic Germanization of Italy or an important ...
Pagina 386
... soldiers in order to assist the pope against the Langobards . No doubt they arrived as large enough an army , but not as colonizers . Having accomplished their task , the majority withdrew . And those who remained were by that date ...
... soldiers in order to assist the pope against the Langobards . No doubt they arrived as large enough an army , but not as colonizers . Having accomplished their task , the majority withdrew . And those who remained were by that date ...
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