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Osci — Populi of the Italian peninsula in the early Iron Age: Ligures … Wikipedia
Oscan — /os keuhn/, n. 1. one of an ancient people of south central Italy. 2. the Indo European, probably Italic, language of the Oscans, written in an alphabet derived from the Etruscan. adj. 3. of or pertaining to the Oscans or their language. [1590… … Universalium
Pompeii — Infobox World Heritage Site Name = Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Torre Annunziata infoboxwidth= 250px State Party = ITA Type = Cultural Criteria = iii, iv, v ID = 829 Region = Europe and North America Coordinates =… … Wikipedia
Mount Vesuvius — This article is about the mountain/volcano in Italy. For other uses, see Vesuvius (disambiguation). Mount Vesuvius Monte Vesuvio … Wikipedia
History of Italy — Italy, united in 1861, has significantly contributed to the cultural and social development of the entire Mediterranean area. Important cultures and civilizations have existed there since prehistoric times. Culturally and linguistically, the… … Wikipedia
Nola — Comune Comune di Nola … Wikipedia
Cumae — Ancient ruins of Cumae Location of the province of Naples … Wikipedia
Sibyl — The word sibyl probably comes (via Latin) from the Greek word sibylla , meaning prophetess. (Other schools of thought suggest that the word may have come from Arabic.) The earlier oracular seeresses known as the sibyls of antiquity, who… … Wikipedia
Luigi Lanzi — (june 14 1732 ndash; 30 March, 1810) was an Italian art historian and archaeologist.Born in Treia, Lanzi was educated as a priest. He entered the Order of the Jesuits, resided at Rome and in 1773 was appointed keeper of the galleries of Florence … Wikipedia
Battle of Asculum (279 BC) — This article refers to the Pyrrhic War battle fought in 279 BC. For the Second Punic War battle fought in 209 BC, see Battle of Asculum (209 BC). Infobox Military Conflict caption=Most important places in the Pyrrhic War conflict=Battle of… … Wikipedia
