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The Apennines [2] or Apennine Mountains (/ ˈ æ p ə n aɪ n / AP-ə-nyne; Ancient Greek: Ἀπέννινα ὄρη or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; [3] Latin: Appenninus or Apenninus Mons – a singular with plural meaning; [4] Italian: Appennini [appenˈniːni]) [note 1] are a mountain range consisting of parallel smaller chains extending c. 1,200 km (750 mi) the length of peninsular Italy.
Capriola hill is located 5 km (3.1 mi) to the south of Bolsena on the eastern side of Lake Bolsena.In ancient times Bolsena was part of Etruria.In addition to remains of Etruscan structures there is a distinct site representing a hamlet of the Apennine Culture that was occupied continuously from the late Neolithic through the Eneolithic, indicating that the population existed before the ...
The temple stood where the ancient Via Flaminia crossed the Apennines, at 135 Roman miles from Rome. [3] [10] Before the construction of the barrel bridge, the road went downhill crossing a stream and wound its way up the mountain in a tortuous route of nine bends (known as the Lumaca di Scheggia, "Scheggia's Snail"). [15]
The Sabines (US: / ˈ s eɪ b aɪ n z /, SAY-bynes, UK: / ˈ s æ b aɪ n z /, SAB-eyens; [1] Latin: Sabini ) were an Italic people who lived in the central Apennine Mountains (see Sabina) of the ancient Italian Peninsula, also inhabiting Latium north of the Anio before the founding of Rome.
' Flaminian Way ') was an ancient Roman road leading from Rome over the Apennine Mountains to Ariminum on the coast of the Adriatic Sea, and due to the ruggedness of the mountains was the major option the Romans had for travel between Etruria, Latium, Campania, and the Po Valley.
The First, Second, and Third Samnite Wars (343–341 BC, 326–304 BC, and 298–290 BC) were fought between the Roman Republic and the Samnites, who lived on a stretch of the Apennine Mountains south of Rome and north of the Lucanian tribe.
The Annals refer to its effects throughout Italy, but without specifics. Both sources attest its damage to the roof of the basilica of San Paolo Fuori le Mura in Rome. [ 1 ] The archaeologist Rodolfo Lanciani concluded that the damage was even more severe than the sources let on and that Pope Leo III had to rebuild the basilica "from the ...
The name Emilia-Romagna is a legacy of Ancient Rome. ... Land use changes can have strong effects on ... In the peripheral areas of the Apennine Mountains and the ...