Acton: During his adolescence Lorenzo was often sent on diplomatic missions – to Pisa to meet Federigo‚ the cultured younger son of King Ferrante of Naples; to Milan to represent his father at the marriage of Ferrante’s eldest son to Francesco Sforza’s clever daughter Ippolita‚ later to prove a loyal friend in need; to Bologna‚ Venice‚ Ferrara‚ Naples‚ and to Rome to congratulate Pope Paul II on his accession in
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Mount Vesuvius is a volcano located in southern Italy‚ near the bay of Naples and the city of Naples. It is the only active volcano on the European mainland. Vesuvius rises to a height of 1277 m (4190 ft). Vesuvio (Vesuvius) is probably the most famous volcano on earth‚ and is one of the most dangerous. Mount Vesuvius is a strato-volcano consisting of a volcanic cone (Gran Cono) that was built within a summit caldera (Mount Somma). The Somma-Vesuvius complex has formed
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commission Botticelli to paint them several altarpieces‚ including the famous Bardi Altarpiece (http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-780‚ November 25‚ 2006). In literature‚ it was Bardi finances that supported the young writer Boccaccio at the court of Naples. This is where he was sent by his father‚ who was in fact
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Stephanie Anspaugh-Naples Performance Expectations Department Representation 5-Has a formal‚ comprehensive relationship-building strategy in place that reflects activities such as community development‚ team building‚ joint strategic collaboration & planning‚ regularly scheduled communication/meeting events‚ etc.; and provides evidence of implementation of the strategy. 4-Has a formal‚ comprehensive relationship-building strategy in place that reflects activities such as community development‚ team
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of Lombardy.(www.nndb.com). Bramante finally reached the city of Milan in Rome where he was attracted by the fame of the great Duomo. While in Milan Bramante devoted himself to the study of ancient buildings‚ both in the city and as far south as Naples (www.nndb.com). Bramante was commissioned by the Cardinal Caraffa to rebuild the cloister of the Convent della Pace. The Cardinal then introduced Bramante to Pope Alexander VI. Bramante then executed for the Pope the Palace of the Cancelleria or
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Al Capone was born in Brooklyn on January 17‚ 1899‚ fourth of seven sons and two daughters. His parents‚ Gabriel and Theresa‚ had immigrated to the United States six years before from Castellammare di Stabia‚ sixteen miles from Naples‚ Italy. He died of cardiac arrest at his estate on Palm Island‚ Florida‚ just eight days after his 48th birthday. He was born in boroughs of New York. He became involved in gangs at a very young age after being expelled from school. Later on in life‚ Capone left
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invade Savoy and provoke a revolution in Genoa ended in a disaster. Also‚ Garibaldi’s expedition‚ more popularly known as the advent of ‘The Thousand’ yielded significant results. It was because of this that King Francis II was forced to abandon Naples. After Garibaldi had set sail‚ however‚ Cavour realized that he was succeeding and there was a high chance that he would aim at taking over Rome. This would cause problems in two ways‚ first because Europe would intervene and second because it would
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Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa - The Leopard After Italy’s glorious unification in 1861‚ there were internal inequalities between the North and the South. The North was wealthier and more progressive. On the other hand‚ the South was considered archaic‚ backward and African; there were also negative perceptions that the South was oblivious to its visible poverty. In 1958‚ Giuseppe di Lampedusa wrote The Leopard‚ a historical novel that takes place in Sicily. Throughout a literary passage from The
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day A. Renaissance History The term Renaissance means "rebirth"‚ and is the period in European civilization‚ immediately following the Middle Ages. The Renaissance began in northern Italy and then spread through Europe. Italian cities such as Naples‚ Genoa‚ and Venice became centers of trade between Europe and the Middle East. Arab scholars preserved the writings of the ancient Greeks in their libraries. When the Italian cities traded with the Arabs‚ ideas were exchanged along with goods. These
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This all began with forty-six chromosomes. Twenty-three of these chromosomes are from my mother‚ Rosita Pierre. My mother was born in one of the islands in the Caribbean called Haiti and‚ grew up with her father after her mother passed when she was eight years old. My mother’s family contains of nine brothers and sisters‚ aunts and uncles‚ a parent and cousins trapped in this category know in society as ‘normal’ or ‘average’. Her side of the family are small‚ short people; weighing around hundred
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