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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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Pagina 279
... continued the Aurelia as far as Are- late ( north of Marseilles ) and Vada Sabatia . In this manner the Etruscan coast and Liguria ( Saturnia , Graviscae , Luna , Dertona , Narbo ) were secured and the way paved - literally - for the ...
... continued the Aurelia as far as Are- late ( north of Marseilles ) and Vada Sabatia . In this manner the Etruscan coast and Liguria ( Saturnia , Graviscae , Luna , Dertona , Narbo ) were secured and the way paved - literally - for the ...
Pagina 295
... continued engagement in wars , whereas , ironically , the slaves who were exempt from military service multiplied all over the land , and as freedmen and their descendants gave the demography of Italy a wholly new aspect . When Rome was ...
... continued engagement in wars , whereas , ironically , the slaves who were exempt from military service multiplied all over the land , and as freedmen and their descendants gave the demography of Italy a wholly new aspect . When Rome was ...
Pagina 393
... continued discords between the emperor and the pope , and the Italian princes among them- selves , permitted the Moslems to pursue with impunity their pre- datory forays upon Italy as far north as Gaeta and Monte Cassino . Finally , in ...
... continued discords between the emperor and the pope , and the Italian princes among them- selves , permitted the Moslems to pursue with impunity their pre- datory forays upon Italy as far north as Gaeta and Monte Cassino . Finally , in ...
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