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- Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...m]]ic scholar and [[Jurisprudence|jurisprudent]] from the [[Maliki]] [[Madhhab]] (a school of [[Fiqh]]...
6: At the instigation of the Sultan of Morocco, [[Abu Inan Faris]], several years after his r...
8: ...In places the things he claims he saw or did are probably fanciful, but in many others there is no way...
11: ...time between 1304 and [[1307]], at the age of (approximately) twenty Ibn Battuta went on a ''[[hajj]]'...
13: ... Sea port of [[Aydhad|'Aydhad]]. However, upon approaching that city he was forced to turn back due to... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: ...twerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
8: ...2]] - [[Moscow]] China Town taken by [[Russia]]n troops under command of [[Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozhars...
10: ...Piedmont (Italy)|Piedmont]]-[[Kingdom of Sardinia|Sardinia]], which soon expanded to become [[Italy]].
12: ...ard a [[United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
14: ...]: [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Grover Cleveland]] defeats [[United States Republican... - Eleonora di Arborea (2091 bytes)
5: ...sa'' (ruler or judge) and the island's greatest heroine.
7: ...e father married Eleanora to Brancaleone Doria, a Sardinian nobleman, in order to strengthen local alliances...
9: ...all of the island during this war. After rallying Sardinian forces, Eleonora was able to negotiate a favoura...
11: ...n were preserved. These laws remained in force in Sardinia until [[Italy|Italian]] unification in 1861.
13: ... friend of birds, she was the first to legislate protection to a certain species of bird (Greifvogel).... - Grazia Deledda (304 bytes)
1: ... - [[August 15]], [[1936]]), born in [[Nuoro]], [[Sardinia]], was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[writer]] whose work... - Mediterranean Sea (9773 bytes)
4: ...nean Sea'' in [[oceanography]] to distinguish it from other [[mediterranean sea]]s in the world.
6: ...ians]], [[Ancient Greece|Greeks]], [[Ancient Rome|Romans]], and the [[Middle-East]] (Arab/Persian/Semi...
9: The term ''Mediterranean'' derives from the [[Latin]] ''mediterraneus'', 'inland' (''med...
11: ... ''[[Mare Nostrum]]'' (Latin, ''Our Sea'') by the Romans. In the [[Bible]], it is referred to as the G...
13: ... contraction for the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding regions when employed in informal speech. - Crusade (28507 bytes)
2: ...Muslims]], but some were directed against other Europeans, such as the [[Fourth Crusade]] against [[Co...
6: == Historical background ==
7: ... violence. A plea for help from the Byzantine Emperor [[Alexius I]] in opposing [[Muslim]] attacks thu...
9: ...ts]] and some [[mercenaries]] from elsewhere in Europe in the fight against the Islamic [[Moors]]. In ...
11: ...me personally engaged in a dramatic religious controversy. The result was an awakening of intense Chri... - List of popes (77758 bytes)
2: This is a '''list of Popes of the Roman Catholic Church'''.
4: ...tself has been used officially by the head of the Roman Catholic Church since the tenure of [[Pope Sir...
6: ...[metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]] of the Roman Province'' and ''[[Servus Servorum Dei|Servant of the...
21: | rowspan="2" | '''[[Pope Peter]]'''<br><small>Saint P...
23: | rowspan="2" | <small>Simon Peter</small><br>'''—... - Pope Callixtus I (2210 bytes)
1: ... [[217]] to [[222]], during the reigns of the Emperors [[Heliogabalus]] and [[Severus]].
3: ...tians at the request of Marcia, a mistress of Emperor [[Commodus]]. His health was so weakened that h...
5: ...ich legend says his body was thrown, and this is probably the church he built, rather than the more fa...
7: ... a popular uprising, but the legend that he was thrown down a well has no historical foundation. He is... - Pope Pontian (1443 bytes)
1: ... compiler of the Liberian Catalogue of bishops of Rome, made in the fourth century (''Catholic Encyclo...
3: ...rediscovered in 1909 in the crypt of St. Cecilia, Rome, near the papal crypt, reading PONTIANOS, EPISK... - Pope Anterus (537 bytes)
1: ...metery of St. [[Pope Callixtus I|Callixtus]] in [[Rome]] and later made a [[saint]]. - Pope Miltiades (1686 bytes)
2: ...ius]] to Sicily and his opponent [[Heraclius]] to Sardinia.
4: ...ich [[Caecilianus]] was acquitted of the charges brought against him, and Donatus condemned as a [[her... - Pope Hilarius (5932 bytes)
1: ... (also '''Hilarus''', '''Hilary''') was [[Pope]] from [[461]] to [[February 28]], [[468]]). He was can...
3: ...of Rome, Hilarius was elected bishop of [[Rome]] probably [[November 17]], [[461]], and was consecrate...
5: ...igorously for the rights of the Roman See and vigorously opposed the condemnation of
6: ...exandria, who tried to hinder his going either to Rome or to Constantinople, he had great difficulty i...
8: ...ops could decide, after an investigation. Church property could not be alienated until a synod had exa... - Pope Symmachus (2649 bytes)
1: ...s. Laurence was supported by Emperor [[Roman Emperor Anastasius I|Anastasius]], but the [[Gothic]] Ki...
3: ...drew his support of Laurence. At a synod held at Rome on [[March 1]], [[499]], Symmachus bestowed on ...
5: ...ence were too pro-Byzantine, had him removed from Rome, and opposition to Symmachus eventually was sti...
7: ...ided the inhabitants of upper Italy who suffered from the invasions of barbarians. - Pope Martin I (2192 bytes)
1: ...ergius, which had the support of the reigning emperor ([[Constans II]]). Martin was very energetic in ...
3: ...e Lateran on [[June 15]], [[653]], hurried out of Rome, and conveyed first to [[Naxos, Greece|Naxos]] ...
5: ''Original text from the 9th edition (1880s) of an unnamed encycloped... - Carthage (20744 bytes)
1: ... shows [[Italy]] and the islands of [[Sicily]], [[Sardinia]], and [[Corsica]].]]
3: ...ed on the eastern side of [[Lake Tunis]], across from the center of modern [[Tunis]] in [[Tunisia]]. I...
6: ... foundation myths have survived through Greek and Roman literature.
8: ...dence on maritime trade, the maritime faction controlled the government, and during the [[6th century ...
10: ...pread into the Mediterranean, with control over [[Sardinia]], [[Malta]], the [[Balearic Islands]] and the we... - Culture of Italy (11004 bytes)
1: ... of the country, the laws and philosophy of the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Church]], the [[architecture]] an...
4: ...hnic name. Such as [[Lombards]], [[Sicilians]], [[Sardinian]]s, [[Milanese]], etc.
11: ...an Football Federation]] is the organizer of all professional soccer events in Italy. The famous [[It...
17: ...lian]]. Several other languages are also spoken throughout the country. Over the centuries many region...
23: ...ope]] of the Roman Catholic Faith resides withing Rome in what is now known as the [[Vatican city]]. - Timeline of Ancient Rome (22347 bytes)
1: ...tine Empire|Roman Empire of the East]] to conquer Rome.
4: ...[[Romulus and Remus|Romulus]]; '''[[Kings of Rome|Rome as a kingdom]]'''
5: * [[753 BC|753]]/[[715 BC]] – reign of [[Romulus]]
6: ...1; reign of [[Numa Pompilius]]: creation of the [[Roman senate]] and the priestly offices
11: ...scus]]: building of the ''[[Circus Maximus]]'', [[Rome]] gets the first system of sewers; first [[cens... - Florence (11538 bytes)
1: ...e city on the [[Arno River]] has a population of around 400,000, plus a suburban population in excess ...
3: A centre of medieval [[Europe]]an trade and finance, the city is sometimes co...
9: ...ht|thumb|300px|The bridges of Florence at sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo]]
17: ...rienced subsequent periods of [[Byzantine]], [[Ostrogothic]], [[Lombard]] and [[Frankish rule]], durin...
19: ... by the White Guelph [[Dino Compagni]] in his [[Chronicles of Florence]]. - Italy (17022 bytes)
2: ...]. It is a founding member of what is now the [[European Union]], and a member state of the [[United N...
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22: |'''[[Capital]] and largest city''' || [[Rome]] - Regions of Italy (3031 bytes)
1: ...nstitution's role is: to recoginize, protect and promote local autonomy, to ensure that services at th...
2: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
3: ...d a special status of autonomy based on cultural grounds and on the presence of important minorities. ...
5: ...age provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]The other 15 regions were establishe...
7: ...ar principles: councils and ''giunte'' headed by provincial presidents or communal mayors.
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