captured the springs of Serinus and bore the water westward ? it channeled it along sinuous underground passages‚ carried it over ravines on top of tiered arcades‚ forced it across valleys through massive siphons ? all the way down to the plains of Campania‚ then around the far side of Mount Vesuvius‚ then south to the coast at Neopolis‚ and finally along the spine of the Misenum peninsula to the dusty naval town‚ a distance of some sixty miles‚ with a mean drop along her entire length of just two inches
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Scurt istoric Iaurtul isi are originea in Asia sau in Europa de est si a aparut ca raspuns la nevoia de a conserva laptele peste cele cateva ore care urmau mulsului. Astfel a inceput aventura descoperirii nenumaratelor avantaje nutritionale si medicale pe care le detine.Coagularea laptelui a fost‚ desigur‚ descoperit absolut din intimplare. in foarte multe tari‚ Grecia‚ Turcia‚ Mongolia sau India‚ consumarea iaurtului face parte din traditie‚ dar incepand cu anii ’20
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Pompeii and Herculaneum Introduction to P and H Pompeii and Herculaneum were thriving cities in southern Italy until they were destroyed by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79AD. The eruption had a devastating effect upon the economy‚ society and topography of the surrounding area‚ destroying towns‚ villages‚ villas and farms. The landscape‚ including the coastline and the course of the Sarnus river‚ were altered irrevocably. Pompeii and Herculaneum are situated along the coast in the bay of Naples
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Gladiators were mostly unfree individuals either condemned criminals‚ prisoners of wars who had lost their citizenship rights‚ although‚ some of them were volunteers who were mostly freedmen or very low classes of freeborn men who chose to be a slave for monetary rewards or for the fame. Gladiators were brought for the purpose of gladiatorial combat and would endure branding‚ chains‚ flogging or death by the sword and subjected to a rigorous training‚ fed on a high-energy diet‚ and given expert medical
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BRIEF HISTORY OF ITALY Italy‚ history of since earliest times the history of Italy has been influenced by cultural and political divisions resulting from the peninsula’s disparate geography and by circumstances that made Italy the scene of many of Europe’s most important struggles for power. EARLY ITALY Human activity in Italy started during the Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods. By the beginning of the Neolithic period (c.5000 BC)‚ the small communities of hunters of earlier times were
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and Herculaneum Geographical setting Pompeii and Herculaneum were located in Campania‚ southwest Italy near Bay of Naples. Herculaneum was a waterfront town situated on the coast of Bay of Naples 7km west of Mt Vesuvius‚ while Pompeii was slightly inland on the Sarno river‚ 9km southeast of Mt Vesuvius. Both towns were linked to Rome through sea and land routes. Natural features Campania was a fertile plain with two main rivers. Nearby there was a 15km wide series of craters
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a number of popular novels about The Mafia. Throughout Puzo’s career/lifetime‚ he is best known and recognized for his publishing of the popular novel‚ The Godfather. Puzo was born into a poor family from Pietradefusi‚ Province of Avellino‚ Campania‚ Italy living in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of New York. He served in the army during World War 2‚ and studied writing at the New School for Social Research and at Columbia University during the late 1940s and early 1950s. He worked at
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What were the reasons for the rise and fall of Julius Caesar? Changes within the structure of the Roman army set the early stage of the rise of Julius Caesar to power within the Roman Empire. The republican army of the early days was founded on the “Servian” constitution. The army was the army of the state; citizens served in it according to their wealth and were called to arms when needed. In the third century this began to change as campaigns increased in duration and moved farther and farther
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Comunicare‚ negociere şi relaţii publice 1. Conceptul de comunicare: cele două dimensiuni ale sale - axa orizontală a comunicării; - axa verticală a comunicării‚ - distincţia comunicare – comunicaţie (cuminecare şi comunicare: deosebiri şi întrepătrunderi) Bibliografie: -. Mihai DINU - Comunicarea – repere fundamentale‚ Ed. Orizonturi‚ Bucureşti‚ 2007. - Ion HAINEŞ - Introducere în teoria comunicării‚ Ed. Fundaţiei România de Mâine‚ 1998. - Corina RĂDULESCU - Comunicare şi protocol‚ Ed
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The early influences of Rome‚ according to the text‚ were the people of Etruia and Greece. It is said that it all started in the southernmost Etruscan centers[1]. These places‚ Caere‚ Tarquinii‚ Vulci‚ and Veii‚ were the first city-states to be formed. It wasn’t long before the great city of Rome would rise. In this essay‚ we will briefly comment on the founders of Rome and their influences. Taking each part of history step by step hoping to uncover the secrets of Rome’s first steps towards become
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