According to tradition this republic east of Florence, Italy was founded in 301 A.D. by a stonecutter named Marinus
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San Marino (11/98) - US Department of State  Partners--Italy, eastern Europe, South America, China, Taiwan. ... According to tradition, San Marino was founded in AD 301 when a Christian ... In memory of the stone cutter, the land was renamed "Land of San Marino," then called the ... Marino," and was finally changed to its present-day name, "Republic of San Marino.".
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San Marino facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ...  The Ausa River in the northwest and the Marano River of the east central region both drain ... The republic has generally the same flora and fauna as northeastern Italy. ... According to tradition, the republic was founded in ad 301 by Marinus, ... In December 2003, Fabio Berardi was named secretary of state for foreign and...
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jeopardy/2119_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  THEY NAMED IT FOR ME | They named a poll after this man born in Iowa in 1901 .... SMALLER THAN ALBUQUERQUE | According to tradition this republic east of Florence, Italy was founded in 301 A.D. by a stonecutter named Marinus | San...
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San Marino (08/05) - US Department of State  Partners--Italy, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, South America, China, Taiwan. ... According to tradition, San Marino was founded in AD 301 when a Christian ... Marinus hid on the peak of Mount Titano and founded a small community of people ... and was finally changed to its present-day name, "Republic of San Marino.
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San Marino (10/06) - US Department of State  Partners--Italy, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, South America, China, Taiwan. ... According to tradition, San Marino was founded in AD 301 when a Christian stonemason ... In memory of the stonecutter, the land was renamed "Land of San Marino" and was finally changed to its present-day name, "Republic of San Marino.
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Jeopary Questions page 1615 - AFRICAN COUNTRIES - Trivia Bistro  AFRICAN COUNTRIES: In 1911 Italy took control of this country; today it's under Qaddafi's control .... SMALL CAPITALS: The Grimaldis rule over this country's capital, nicknamed "The Rock" due to its position on a rocky promontory.
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GeoFact of the Day: Italian Boot Peninsulas  Jul 13, 2013 ... Lastly, this peninsula forms the heel of the boot. ... The Strait of Otranto, separating Salentina from the country Albania, is east of the peninsula...
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Wars to 1923 - Italy Revisited by Mary Melfi  The establishment of the Italian Republic and later of the Kingdom of Italy, ruled by ... who called for Italian patriots' help for the unification of Italy under his rule. ... in Piedmont in 1834, was sentenced to death, and escaped to South America. He ...... history asserts that it was in Uruguay that the legion first wore the red shirts,...
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History of Florence - Lonely Planet Travel Information  In the 12th century Florence became a free comune (town council), ruled by 12 priori ... The plague of 1348 halved the city's population and the government was rocked .... to have inhabited the Arno valley where Florence would later be founded. ... By the time Julius Caesar was made a consul in 59 BC, much had changed.
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Roman Sword discovered off Oak Island radically suggests Ancient ...  Dec 17, 2015 ... Digs and Buildings, Oak Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, August 1931. ... The entire island has been searched for treasure, and is continued ... that the Romans made it to the New World more than 1,000 years before Christopher Columbus. ..... Numerous artifacts have been found over the last three centuries...
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Providence, Rhode Island - Wikipedia  Providence is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Founded in 1636, it is one of the oldest cities in the United States. ... Providence was founded by Roger Williams, a religious exile from the Massachusetts ...... The East Side is also home to the First Baptist Church in America, the oldest Baptist...
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Founding of Rome - UNRV  Resources about the founding of rome. ... uncertain, but the traditional and legendary founding of the city dates to 753 BC. ... According to legend, Romans trace their origins to Aeneas, a Trojan who ... The traditional date of Romulus' sole reign and the subsequent founding of the city, April 21, 753 BC, is still celebrated with...
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big ol' ap review - Saint Francis High School  principalities, run by condottieri (military leaders) or signori (despots)  think of ... o Petrarch  the first man of letters; identified the dark ages, said living in ... o printing press/Gutenberg Bible (1456)  increased literacy ... variety of jobs  they could get a Renaissance edu. and it was their job to maintain a refined home.
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jeopardy/1478_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  RENAISSANCE MEN | Benedetto Dei, a merchant of this city, bragged in a letter that it "is more beautiful and 540 years older" than Venice | Florence.
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Free Flashcards about RENAISSANCE - StudyStack  THIS RELIGIOUS REFORMER OF FLORENCE WHO SET UP A DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC WAS HANGED FOR HIS EFFORTS IN 1498, SAVONAROLA.
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Detailed Itinerary - Keyrow Tours  believe it is a certain permission to be human, which other places, other countries, lost long ago. .... thermal centers throughout the peninsula. Thanks to its volcanic origins .... Open my heart and you will see, graved inside of it, Italy. ~ Robert...
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Jeopary Questions page 1156 - WORLD HERITAGE SITES ...  HODGEPODGE: According to the Italian version of Encarta, Antonio Meucci rang in first with this invention, 5 years before that Scot  BODIES OF WATER:...
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History of Portugal (14151578) - Wikipedia  The kingdom of Portugal in the 15th century was one of the first European powers to begin .... Finding, as he said, that the liberality of former kings had left the Crown "no estates ..... They had found the "Flat Mountain" of Ptolemy's Geography. ... discovered an island they named after St Lawrence after the saint on whose feast...
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History of Florence - Florence Guides walking tours - the best ...  ... passed by Julius Caesar in 59 BC which established the colony of Florentia. ... role the city played following the Diocletian reforms (when Florence became ... Later on (during the 14th century) towers were transformed into and used as ... Florence was Italy's capital city resulting in the demolition of most of Arnolfo's wall).
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Mafra National Palace - Wikipedia  The Palace of Mafra (Portuguese: Palcio de Mafra) is a monumental Baroque and Italianized ... However, when the flow of gold from the Portuguese colony of Brazil started to ... hunting in the nearby game preserve, the Tapada Nacional de Mafra. ... The imposing faade, built of local limestone, is 220 m long and faces the...
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The Life and Works of the Great Michlangelo - Accademia  Painter, sculptor, architect and poet Michelangelo, one of the most famous ... Before the Medici family were banished from Florence, Michelangelo moves to ... He returns to Florence in 1495 to begin work as a sculptor, modeling his style after ... is called back to Rome for the ambitious project for the tomb of Pope Julius II.