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41Kingdom of Sicily — Regnum Siciliae Regno di Sicilia ← …
42History of Sicily — The history of Sicily has seen it usually controlled by greater powers mdash;Roman, Vandal, Byzantine, Islamic, Hohenstaufen, Catalan, Spanish mdash;but also experiencing periods of independence, as under the Greeks and later as the Emirate then… …
43Romance languages — Romance Geographic distribution: Originally Southern Europe and parts of Africa; now also Latin America, Canada, parts of Lebanon and much of Western Africa Linguistic classification: Indo European Italic …
44Pizza Connection Trial — The Pizza Connection Trial was one of the largest criminal cases in United States history, taking place between October 24, 1985 and March 2, 1987. cope of the trialThe trial centered around a mafia plot to distribute heroin and launder the… …
45United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
46Colombo crime family — Boss Carmine Persico, currently serving life in prison In New York City, USA Founded by Joseph Profaci, named after Joseph Colombo, Sr …
47Italian literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the Italian language that had its beginnings in the 13th century. Until that time nearly all literary work composed in the Middle Ages was written in Latin. Moreover, it was predominantly… …
48Mauro De Mauro — Born …
49Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …
50ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …
