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Apollonia

Apollonia  

The name of several Greek cities. The chief of these was in Illyria, founded c.600 bc where the river Aous enters the coastal plain, with relatively easy communications across the ...
Cyrenaica

Cyrenaica  

(Κυρήνη). The Roman province of Cyrenaica comprised the plateau of Djebel Akhdar on the east coast of Libya. Under Diocletian it was divided into two provinces: Libya Superior or Pentapolis ...
Lombards

Lombards  

A member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century, and who settled in what became Lombardy. The name of this people comes from Italian lombardo, representing late Latin Langobardus, ...
marches

marches  

The Marches (Italian Marche) are the modern name for a region of Italy extending along the Adriatic side of the Appennines, between Romagna and the Abruzzi. This mountainous and compartmentalized ...
Pesaro

Pesaro  

During the Renaissance, the Italian city of Pesaro was one of the most important centres of maiolica production. Important patrons included the Sforza family and Isabella d’Este, who decorated her ...

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