The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 9Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... Italy , Charlemagne responded to a papal appeal for aid , repudiated his wife , and invaded Italy in 773. Desiderius withstood a long Frankish siege of his capital , Pavia . He was finally forced to capitulate , and was banished to a ...
... Italy , Charlemagne responded to a papal appeal for aid , repudiated his wife , and invaded Italy in 773. Desiderius withstood a long Frankish siege of his capital , Pavia . He was finally forced to capitulate , and was banished to a ...
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... Italy : de- stroyed by eruption of Mount Vesuvius . 521 , Nov. 29 - Antioch , Syria : 4,870 die in earthquake . 526 , May 20 - Antioch , Syria : 250,000 die in earthquake . 543 , July 9 - Syria : Tyre , Sidon , Beirut , Tripolis ...
... Italy : de- stroyed by eruption of Mount Vesuvius . 521 , Nov. 29 - Antioch , Syria : 4,870 die in earthquake . 526 , May 20 - Antioch , Syria : 250,000 die in earthquake . 543 , July 9 - Syria : Tyre , Sidon , Beirut , Tripolis ...
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... Italy as a young man , were the formative in- fluences on his style . When he returned from Italy in 1652 , he worked in Amsterdam and at The Hague . In 1674 he returned to Italy , living for a time in Rome and then in Venice , where he ...
... Italy as a young man , were the formative in- fluences on his style . When he returned from Italy in 1652 , he worked in Amsterdam and at The Hague . In 1674 he returned to Italy , living for a time in Rome and then in Venice , where he ...
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