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1Hirpini — The Hirpini (Greek: polytonic|Ἱρπινοί, Pol.; polytonic|Ἱρπῖνοι, Strab., App.), were an ancient people of central Italy, of Samnite race, and who were often regarded as constituting only a portion of the Samnite people, while at other times they… …
2Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
3Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… …
4Sicily — Infobox Region of Italy name = Sicily fullname = it. Regione Autonoma Siciliana isocode = capital = Palermo status = Autonomous region governor = Raffaele Lombardo (MpA) zone = South Italy province = Agrigento Caltanissetta Catania Enna Messina… …
5Prophecy of the Popes — Papal Emblem The Prophecy of the Popes, attributed to Saint Malachy, is a list of 112 short phrases in Latin. They purport to describe each of the Roman Catholic popes (along with a few anti popes), beginning with Pope Celestine II (elected in… …
6Norman conquest of southern Italy — The Kingdom of Sicily (in green) in 1154, representing the extent of Norman conquest in Italy over several decades of activity by independent adventurers The Norman conquest of southern Italy spanned the late eleventh and much of the twelfth… …
7History of medieval Christianity — Brothers Cyril and Methodius bring Christianity to the Slavic peoples. Main article: History of Christianity See also …
8Maria Carolina of Austria — Queen consort of Naples Tenure 12 May 1768 – 23 January 1799 13 June 1799 – 30 March 1806 Queen consort o …
9Byzantine Empire — the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Empire in A.D. 476. Cap.: Constantinople. * * * Empire, southeastern and southern Europe and western Asia. It began as the city of Byzantium, which had grown from an ancient Greek colony… …
10Southern Italy — For the EU constituency, see Southern Italy (European Parliament constituency). The Midday (Italian: Il Mezzogiorno) is a wide geographical, historical and cultural[citation needed] definition, without any administrative usage, used to indicate… …
