Italy — • 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… … Catholic encyclopedia
Italy — /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… … Universalium
Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) — Not to be confused with Kingdom of Italy (medieval) or Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic). Kingdom of Italy Regno d Italia ↓ … Wikipedia
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Gorgona, Italy — For the Colombian island, see Gorgona, Colombia. Gorgona Native name: Isola di Gorgona View to Gorgona from Livorno … Wikipedia
MODERN TIMES – FROM THE 1880S TO THE EARLY 21ST CENTURY — introduction effects of anti jewish discrimination in russia pogroms and mass emigration german jewry racism and antisemitism The Economic Crisis of the Early 1930s In Soviet Russia after 1917 new types of social organization contribution to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Harold Lloyd filmography — These are the films of Harold Lloyd. Most of these films are known to survive in various film archives around the world. Some are also available on video or DVD. Tragically, the negatives of many of Lloyd s early short films were lost in a fire… … Wikipedia
Otis Turner — Born November 29, 1862(1862 11 29) Fairfield, Indiana, USA Died March 28, 1918(1918 03 28) (aged 55) Los Angeles, California, USA Occupation Film director … Wikipedia
Roy Stewart (silent film actor) — Infobox actor name = Roy Stewart birthdate = 17 October, 1883 birthplace = San Diego, California, U.S. deathdate = 26 April, 1933 deathplace = Los Angeles, California, U.S. othername = occupation = Actor yearsactive = 1915 1933 imdb id =… … Wikipedia