Italy

There are 1098 items in Italy:

Bull of Phalaris

Phalaris: tyrant of Acragas on Sicily between c.570 and c.554, the proverbial "evil tyrant".Between 570 and 544, Phalaris was tyrant of Acragas, a newly founded city in southern Sicily, which he made very powerful. Our sources portray him as a clever but cruel man.…

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Byzantine Empire

Byzantine Empire: the continuation of the Roman Empire in the Greek-speaking, eastern part of the Mediterranean. Christian in nature, it was perennially at war with the Muslims. It flourished during the reign of the Macedonian emperors; its demise was the consequence of…

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Caere (Cerveteri)

Caere: city in southern Etruria, modern Cerveteri.History Caere, Banditaccia necropolis, Wall painting of an archer According to ancient sources founded by Pelasgians Large…

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