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433 relations: A2A, Acciona, Adelchi, Alaric I, Albania, Albertanus of Brescia, Alberto Cerqui, Alessandro Manzoni, Alessandro Zampedri, Alps, Ancient Rome, Andrea Cassarà, Andrea Palladio, Andrea Pirlo, Angela Merici, Anselperga, Antipope Anacletus II, Arnold of Brescia, Art Deco, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Astaldi, Attila, Augustus, Autostrada A21 (Italy), Autostrada A4 (Italy), Averoldi Polyptych, Aymo Maggi, Battle of Cortenuova, Battle of Legnano, Battle of Maclodio, Bellwether, Benedetto Castelli, Benedetto Marcello, Beretta, Bergamo, Bergamo–Brescia railway, Berlin Victory Column, Bethlehem, Biagio Marini, Bicycle-sharing system, Blanco (singer), Bologna, Botticino, Brescia Airport, Brescia and Garda Prealps, Brescia Calcio, Brescia Casket, Brescia Due, Brescia explosion, Brescia Metro, ... Expand index (383 more) »
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A2A
A2A S.p.A. is an Italian company, organised as a società per azioni, that generates, distributes, and markets renewable energy, electricity, gas, integrated water supply, and waste management services.
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Acciona
Acciona, S.A. is a Spanish multinational conglomerate dedicated to the development and management of infrastructure (construction, water, industrial and services) and renewable energy.
Adelchi
Adelchi is the second tragedy written by Alessandro Manzoni.
Alaric I
Alaric I (𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃, Alarīks, "ruler of all"; c. 370 – 411 AD) was the first king of the Visigoths, from 395 to 410.
Albania
Albania (Shqipëri or Shqipëria), officially the Republic of Albania (Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeast Europe.
Albertanus of Brescia
Albertanus of Brescia (Italian: Albertano da Brescia, c. 1195 – c. 1251) was an author of Latin social treatises and sermons.
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Alberto Cerqui
Alberto Cerqui (born 20 June 1992, in Brescia) is an Italian racing driver.
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Alessandro Manzoni
Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Antonio Manzoni (7 March 1785 – 22 May 1873) was an Italian poet, novelist and philosopher.
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Alessandro Zampedri
Alessandro Zampedri (born 3 October 1969 in Brescia) is an Italian race car driver.
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Alps
The Alps are one of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia.
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Ancient Rome
In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.
Andrea Cassarà
Andrea Cassarà (born 3 January 1984) is an Italian left-handed foil fencer, two-time individual European champion, 2011 individual world champion, and three-time Olympics medalist.
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Andrea Palladio
Andrea Palladio (Andrea Paładio; 30 November 1508 – 19 August 1580) was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic.
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Andrea Pirlo
Andrea Pirlo (born 19 May 1979) is an Italian football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of Serie B club Sampdoria.
Angela Merici
Angela Merici (21 March 1474 – 27 January 1540) was an Italian Catholic religious educator who founded the Company of St. Ursula in 1535 in Brescia, in which women dedicated their lives to the service of the church through the education of girls.
Anselperga
Anselperga (fl. 772), was an Italian abbess.
Antipope Anacletus II
Anacletus II (died January 25, 1138), born Pietro Pierleoni, was an antipope who ruled in opposition to Pope Innocent II from 1130 until his death in 1138.
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Arnold of Brescia
Arnold of Brescia (1090 – June 1155), also known as Arnaldus (Arnaldo da Brescia), an Italian canon regular from Lombardy, called on the Church to renounce property-ownership and participated in the failed Commune of Rome of 1144–1193.
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Art Deco
Art Deco, short for the French Arts décoratifs, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in Paris in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s to early 1930s.
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (5 January 1920 – 12 June 1995) was an Italian classical pianist.
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Astaldi
Astaldi S.p.A. is an Italian multinational major construction company based in Rome.
Attila
Attila, frequently called Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death, in early 453.
Augustus
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (Octavianus), was the founder of the Roman Empire.
Autostrada A21 (Italy)
The Autostrada A21 or Autostrada dei Vini ("Wines Motorway") is an autostrada (Italian for "motorway") long which connects Turin to Brescia, through the Po Valley and the city of Piacenza.
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Autostrada A4 (Italy)
The Autostrada A4, or Autostrada Serenissima, is an autostrada (Italian for "motorway") long in northern Italy which connects Turin and Trieste via Milan and Venice crossing the entire Po Valley from west to east.
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Averoldi Polyptych
The Averoldi Polyptych, also known as the Averoldi Altarpiece, is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Titian, dating to 1520–1522, in the basilica church of Santi Nazaro e Celso in Brescia, northern Italy.
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Aymo Maggi
Aymo Maggi (30 July 1903 – 23 October 1961) was an Italian racing car driver from Brescia and co-organiser of the first Mille Miglia automobile race in 1927.
Battle of Cortenuova
The Battle of Cortenuova (sometimes spelled Cortenova) was fought on 27 November 1237 in the course of the Guelphs and Ghibellines Wars: in it, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II defeated the Second Lombard League.
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Battle of Legnano
The battle of Legnano was a battle between the imperial army of Frederick Barbarossa and the troops of the Lombard League on May 29, 1176, near the town of Legnano, in present-day Lombardy, Italy.
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Battle of Maclodio
The Battle of Maclodio was fought on 11 October 1427, resulting in a victory for the Venetians under Carmagnola over the Milanese under Carlo I Malatesta.
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Bellwether
A bellwether is a leader or an indicator of trends.
Benedetto Castelli
Benedetto Castelli (1578 – 9 April 1643), born Antonio Castelli, was an Italian mathematician.
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Benedetto Marcello
Benedetto Giacomo Marcello (31 July or 1 August 1686 – 24 July 1739) was an Italian composer, writer, advocate, magistrate, and teacher.
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Beretta
Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta ("Pietro Beretta Weapon Factory") is a privately held Italian firearms manufacturing company operating in several countries.
Bergamo
Bergamo (Bèrghem) is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of Northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from Switzerland, the alpine lakes Como and Iseo and 70 km (43 mi) from Garda and Maggiore. Brescia and Bergamo are Castles in Italy, Domini di Terraferma and territories of the Republic of Venice.
Bergamo–Brescia railway
The Bergamo–Brescia railway is a railway line in Lombardy, Italy.
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Berlin Victory Column
The Victory Column (from Sieg 'victory' + Säule 'column') is a monument in Berlin, Germany.
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Bethlehem
Bethlehem (بيت لحم,,; בֵּית לֶחֶם) is a city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank of the State of Palestine, located about south of Jerusalem.
Biagio Marini
Biagio Marini (5 February 1594 – 20 March 1663) was an Italian virtuoso violinist and composer in the first half of the seventeenth century.
Bicycle-sharing system
A bicycle-sharing system, bike share program, public bicycle scheme, or public bike share (PBS) scheme, is a shared transport service where bicycles are available for shared use by individuals at low cost.
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Blanco (singer)
Riccardo Fabbriconi (born 10 February 2003), known professionally as Blanco, is an Italian singer, rapper and songwriter.
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Bologna
Bologna (Bulåggna; Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region, in northern Italy.
Botticino
Botticino (Brescian: Butisì) is a town and comune (commune or municipality) in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy. Brescia and Botticino are Municipalities of the Province of Brescia.
Brescia Airport
Brescia "Gabriele D'Annunzio" Airport, also known as Montichiari Airport, is located in Montichiari, southeast of City of Brescia, Italy.
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Brescia and Garda Prealps
The Brescia and Garda Prealps (Prealpi Bresciane e Gardesane in Italian) are a mountain range in the southern part of the Alps.
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Brescia Calcio
Brescia Calcio, commonly referred to as Brescia, is an Italian football club based in Brescia, Lombardy, that currently plays in Serie B, the second tier of Italian football.
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Brescia Casket
The Brescia Casket, also called the lipsanotheca of Brescia (in Italian lipsanoteca) or reliquary of Brescia, is an ivory box, perhaps a reliquary, from the late 4th century, which is now in the Museo di Santa Giulia at San Salvatore in Brescia, Italy.
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Brescia Due
Brescia Due is a business district in Brescia, Italy, part of the Lamarmora administrative division.
Brescia explosion
The Brescia explosion occurred in 1769 in Brescia (now part of Italy) when a large store of gunpowder exploded after a lightning strike, causing extensive destruction and many deaths.
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Brescia Metro
The Brescia Metro (Metropolitana di Brescia) is a rapid transit network serving Brescia, Lombardy, Italy.
Brescia railway station
Brescia railway station (Stazione di Brescia) is the main station of Brescia, in the region of Lombardy, northern Italy.
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Brescia–Cremona railway
Brescia–Cremona railway is a railway line in Lombardy, Italy.
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Brescia–Iseo–Edolo railway
The Brescia-Iseo–Edolo railway is a railway line connecting the towns of Brescia, Iseo, and Edolo, in Lombardy, northern Italy.
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Brescia–Parma railway
The Brescia–Parma railway is a railway line between Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
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Brian Johnson
Brian Francis Johnson De Luca (born 5 October 1947) is an English singer and songwriter.
Brick
A brick is a type of construction material used to build walls, pavements and other elements in masonry construction.
Broletto, Brescia
The Broletto or Broletto Palace of Brescia has for centuries housed the civic government offices of this city found in the region of Lombardy, Italy.
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Bronze Age
The Bronze Age was a historical period lasting from approximately 3300 to 1200 BC.
Building material
Building material is material used for construction.
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Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centered in Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
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Calvisano
Calvisano (Brescian: Calvisà) is a comune in the Italian province of Brescia, in Lombardy. Brescia and Calvisano are Municipalities of the Province of Brescia.
Camillo Golgi
Camillo Golgi (7 July 184321 January 1926) was an Italian biologist and pathologist known for his works on the central nervous system.
Canon regular
The Canons Regular of St. Augustine are priests who live in community under a rule (and κανών, kanon, in Greek) and are generally organised into religious orders, differing from both secular canons and other forms of religious life, such as clerics regular, designated by a partly similar terminology.
Capitoline Triad
The Capitoline Triad was a group of three deities who were worshipped in ancient Roman religion in an elaborate temple on Rome's Capitoline Hill (Latin Capitolium).
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Capitolium of Brixia
The Capitolium of Brixia or the Temple of the Capitoline Triad in Brescia was the main temple in the center of the Roman town of Brixia (Brescia), in Northern Italy, in the modern region of Lombardy.
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Capture of Brescia
The capture of Brescia took place on 21 April 1799, during the Second Coalition war: General Field Marshal Count A. V. Suvorov's Russian and Habsburg troops took the fortress city of Brescia, having captivated the French garrison of General Bouzet.
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Carlo Bacchiocco
Carlo Bacchiocco was an Italian painter, born in Milan.
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Carlo Giannini
Carlo Giannini (10 July 1948, in Brescia – 11 September 2004, in Pavia) was an econometrician and mathematical economist who taught at the Universities of Ancona, Bergamo, Calabria, Milan and Pavia from 1976–2004.
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Carsharing
Carsharing or car sharing (AU, NZ, CA, TH, & US) or car clubs (UK) is a model of car rental where people rent cars for short periods of time, often by the hour.
Castanea sativa
Castanea sativa, the sweet chestnut, Spanish chestnut or just chestnut, is a species of tree in the family Fagaceae, native to Southern Europe and Asia Minor, and widely cultivated throughout the temperate world.
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.
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Cavea
The cavea (Latin for "enclosure") are the seating sections of Greek and Roman theatres and amphitheatres.
Caviar
Caviar (also known as caviare, originally from the egg-bearing) is a food consisting of salt-cured roe of the family Acipenseridae.
Cella
In Classical architecture, a cella or is the inner chamber of an ancient Greek or Roman temple.
Cenomani (Cisalpine Gaul)
The Cenomani (Greek: Κενομάνοι, Strabo, Ptol.; Γονομάνοι, Polyb.), was an ancient tribe of the Cisalpine Gauls, who occupied the tract north of the Padus (modern Po River), between the Insubres on the west and the Veneti on the east.
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Central business district
A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business center of a city.
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Centre-left coalition (Italy)
The centre-left coalition (coalizione di centro-sinistra) is a political alliance of political parties in Italy active under several forms and names since 1995, when The Olive Tree was formed under the leadership of Romano Prodi.
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Charlemagne
Charlemagne (2 April 748 – 28 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor, of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire, from 800, holding these titles until his death in 814.
Charles Albert of Sardinia
Charles Albert (2 October 1798 – 28 July 1849) was the King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard state from 27 April 1831 until his abdication in 1849.
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Choirbook
A choirbook is a large format manuscript used by choirs in churches or cathedrals during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Christian Democracy (Italy)
Christian Democracy (Democrazia Cristiana, DC and also called White Whale, Balena Bianca) was a Christian democratic political party in Italy.
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Christian Pescatori
Christian Pescatori is a professional racecar driver from Italy.
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Claudio Langes
Claudio Langes (born 4 August 1961) is a former racing driver from Italy.
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Codex Brixianus
The Codex Brixianus (Brescia, Biblioteca Civica Queriniana, s.n.), designated by f, is a 6th-century Latin Gospel Book which was probably produced in Italy.
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College of Cardinals
The College of Cardinals, more formally called the Sacred College of Cardinals, is the body of all cardinals of the Catholic Church.
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Common blackbird
The common blackbird (Turdus merula) is a species of true thrush.
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Common Era
Common Era (CE) and Before the Common Era (BCE) are year notations for the Gregorian calendar (and its predecessor, the Julian calendar), the world's most widely used calendar era.
Commune of Rome
The Commune of Rome (Comune di Roma) was established in the summer of 1143 after a rebellion led by the people of Rome.
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Comune
A comune (comuni) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
Concesio
Concesio (Brescian: Consés; locally Conhè) is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy in Trompia valley. Brescia and Concesio are Municipalities of the Province of Brescia.
Condottiero
Condottieri (condottiero or condottiere) were Italian military leaders during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period.
Confucius
Confucius (孔子; pinyin), born Kong Qiu (孔丘), was a Chinese philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages, as well as the first teacher in China to advocate for mass education.
Congregation of the Holy Family of Nazareth
The Piamartini, officially known as the Congregation of the Holy Family of Nazareth of Blessed Father Piamarta (Congregazione della Sacra Famiglia di Nazareth del Beato Padre Piamarta; abbreviated FN) is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men.
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Constantine the Great
Constantine I (27 February 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity.
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Coppa Florio
The Coppa Florio (or Florio Cup) was a motorsport race for automobiles first held in Italy in 1900.
Corinthian order
The Corinthian order (Κορινθιακὸς ῥυθμός, Korinthiakós rythmós; Ordo Corinthius) is the last developed and most ornate of the three principal classical orders of Ancient Greek architecture and Roman architecture.
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Cornate d'Adda
Cornate d'Adda (Curnàa in the Brianza dialect, and simply Cornate until 1924) is a comune of 10,799 inhabitants in the province of Monza and Brianza, and it is 21 km away from Monza, the provincial capital.
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Council of Sens
The Council or Synod of Sens (Concilium Senonense) may refer to any of the following Catholic synods in Sens, France, sometimes recognized as Primate of the Gauls with oversight of the French and German churches.
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Count
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility.
Cremona
Cremona (also;; Cremùna; Carmona) is a city and comune in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the Pianura Padana (Po Valley). Brescia and Cremona are territories of the Republic of Venice.
Crystal Palace, Brescia
Crystal Palace is a skyscraper in Brescia.
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Cutlery
Cutlery (also referred to as silverware, flatware, or tableware) includes any hand implement used in preparing, serving, and especially eating food in Western culture.
Daniel Day-Lewis
Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English retired actor.
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Daniele Bonera
Daniele Bonera (born 31 May 1981) is an Italian retired professional footballer who played as a centre back.
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Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri (– September 14, 1321), most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and widely known and often referred to in English mononymously as Dante, was an Italian poet, writer, and philosopher.
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Darmstadt
Darmstadt is a city in the state of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine-Main-Area (Frankfurt Metropolitan Region).
David Gandy
David James Gandy (born 19 February 1980) is an English model and creative director who began his career after winning a televised model-search competition.
Davide Calabria
Davide Calabria (born 6 December 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for, and captains club AC Milan.
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Democratic Party (Italy)
The Democratic Party (Partito Democratico., PD) is a social democratic political party in Italy.
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Democratic Party of the Left
The Democratic Party of the Left (Partito Democratico della Sinistra, PDS) was a democratic-socialist and social-democratic political party in Italy.
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Denominazione di origine controllata
The following four classifications of wine constitute the Italian system of labelling and legally protecting Italian wine.
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Desiderius
Desiderius, also known as Daufer or Dauferius (born – died), was king of the Lombards in northern Italy, ruling from 756 to 774.
Diocesan Museum of Brescia
The Diocesan museum of Brescia is a museum in Italy dedicated to the artistic patrimony of the Diocese of Brescia, and is located in the greater cloister of the Monastery of Saint Joseph in via Gasparo Salò, a short distance from the Piazza della Loggia.
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Dionisio Boldo
Dionisio Boldo (active 1604) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Brescia.
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Domus
In ancient Rome, the domus (domūs, genitive: domūs or domī) was the type of town house occupied by the upper classes and some wealthy freedmen during the Republican and Imperial eras.
Ducat
The ducat coin was used as a trade coin in Europe from the later Middle Ages to the 19th century.
Eastern Lombard dialects
Eastern Lombard is a group of closely related variants of Lombard, a Gallo-Italic language spoken in Lombardy, mainly in the provinces of Bergamo, Brescia and Mantua, in the area around Cremona and in parts of Trentino.
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Emanuele Severino
Emanuele Severino (26 February 1929 – 17 January 2020) was an Italian philosopher.
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Enrico Crivelli
Enrico Crivelli (20 July 1820 – c.1870) was an Italian opera singer who sang leading baritone and bass-baritone roles in the major opera houses of Italy as well as in Spain, Russia, Germany, France, and England.
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Epigraphy
Epigraphy is the study of inscriptions, or epigraphs, as writing; it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing conclusions about the writing and the writers.
Erica arborea
Erica arborea, the tree heath or tree heather, is a species of flowering plant (angiosperms) in the heather family Ericaceae, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania in East Africa.
Etruscan civilization
The Etruscan civilization was an ancient civilization created by the Etruscans, a people who inhabited Etruria in ancient Italy, with a common language and culture who formed a federation of city-states.
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Eurasian blackcap
The Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), usually known simply as the blackcap, is a common and widespread typical warbler.
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Eurasian wren
The Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) or northern wren is a very small insectivorous bird, and the only member of the wren family Troglodytidae found in Eurasia and Africa (Maghreb).
European badger
The European badger (Meles meles), also known as the Eurasian badger, is a badger species in the family Mustelidae native to Europe and West Asia and parts of Central Asia.
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European robin
The European robin (Erithacus rubecula), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in Great Britain and Ireland, is a small insectivorous passerine bird that belongs to the chat subfamily of the Old World flycatcher family.
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Eurovision Song Contest 2022
The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Example (musician)
Elliot John Gleave (born 20 June 1982), better known by his stage name Example, is an English musician, singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer.
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Ezzelino III da Romano
Ezzelino III da Romano (25 April 1194, Tombolo7 October 1259) was an Italian feudal lord, a member of the Ezzelini family, in the March of Treviso (in modern Veneto).
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Fall of the Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice was dissolved and dismembered by the French general Napoleon Bonaparte and the Habsburg Monarchy on 12 May 1797, ending approximately 1,100 years of its existence.
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Faustinus and Jovita
Jovita and Faustinus were said to be Christian martyrs under Hadrian.
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Federico Colli
Federico Colli (Brescia- Italy, 10 August 1988) is an Italian classical pianist.
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Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A. ("Italian State Railways JSC"; previously only Ferrovie dello Stato, hence the initialism FS) is Italy's national state-owned railway holding company that manages transport, infrastructure, real estate services and other services in Italy and other European countries.
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Filippo Maria Visconti
Filippo Maria Visconti (3 September 1392 – 13 August 1447) was duke of Milan from 1412 to 1447.
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Flavian dynasty
The Flavian dynasty, lasting from AD 69 to 96, was the second dynastic line of emperors to rule the Roman Empire following the Julio-Claudians, encompassing the reigns of Vespasian and his two sons, Titus and Domitian.
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Florence
Florence (Firenze) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany. Brescia and Florence are world Heritage Sites in Italy.
Floriano Ferramola
Floriano or Fioravante Ferramola (c. 1478 – 3 July 1528) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Brescia.
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Food system
The term food system describes the interconnected systems and processes that influence nutrition, food, health, community development, and agriculture.
Forum (Roman)
A forum (Latin: forum, "public place outdoors",: fora; English: either fora or forums) was a public square in a Roman municipium, or any civitas, reserved primarily for the vending of goods; i.e., a marketplace, along with the buildings used for shops and the stoas used for open stalls.
Forza Italia
The name is not usually translated into English: forza is the second-person singular imperative of ''forzare'', in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Italy" or "Go, Italy!".
Francesco Bussone da Carmagnola
Francesco Bussone, often called Count of Carmagnola (c. 1382 – 5 May 1432), was an Italian condottiero.
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Francesco I Sforza
Francesco I Sforza (23 July 1401 – 8 March 1466) was an Italian condottiero who founded the Sforza dynasty in the duchy of Milan, ruling as its (fourth) duke from 1450 until his death.
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Francesco Lana de Terzi
Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631 in Brescia, Lombardy – 22 February 1687, in Brescia, Lombardy) was an Italian Jesuit priest, mathematician, naturalist and aeronautics pioneer.
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Francesco Maffei
Francesco Maffei (1605 – 2 July 1660) was an Italian painter, active in the Baroque style.
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Franciacorta DOCG
Franciacorta is a sparkling wine from the Italian province of Brescia (Lombardy) with DOCG status.
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Franco Baresi
Franchino Baresi (born 8 May 1960) is an Italian football youth team coach and a former player and manager.
Franco Comotti
Gianfranco Comotti (24 July 1906 – 10 May 1963) was an Italian racing driver.
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Fraxinus ornus
Fraxinus ornus, the manna ash or South European flowering ash, is a species of Fraxinus native to Southern Europe and Southwestern Asia, from Spain and Italy north to Austria and the Czech Republic, and east through the Balkans, Turkey, and western Syria to Lebanon and Armenia.
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Frederick Barbarossa
Frederick Barbarossa (December 1122 – 10 June 1190), also known as Frederick I (Friedrich I; Federico I), was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death 35 years later in 1190.
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Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick II (German: Friedrich; Italian: Federico; Latin: Fridericus; 26 December 1194 – 13 December 1250) was King of Sicily from 1198, King of Germany from 1212, King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 and King of Jerusalem from 1225.
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French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars (Guerres de la Révolution française) were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802.
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Fresco
Fresco (or frescoes) is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster.
Gabriele D'Annunzio
General Gabriele D'Annunzio, Prince of Montenevoso (12 March 1863 – 1 March 1938), sometimes written d'Annunzio as he used to sign himself, was an Italian poet, playwright, orator, journalist, aristocrat, and Royal Italian Army officer during World War I. He occupied a prominent place in Italian literature from 1889 to 1910 and in its political life from 1914 to 1924.
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Gaetano Crivelli
Gaetano Crivelli (20 October 1768 – 16 July 1836) was a celebrated Italian tenor.
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Gardone Riviera
Gardone Riviera (Gardesano: Gardù de Riera) is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. Brescia and Gardone Riviera are Municipalities of the Province of Brescia.
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Gascony
Gascony (Gascogne; Gasconha; Gaskoinia) was a province of the southwestern Kingdom of France that succeeded the Duchy of Gascony (602–1453).
Gasparo da Salò
Gasparo da Salò (20 May 154214 April 1609) is the name given to Gasparo Bertolotti, one of the earliest violin makers and an expert double bass player.
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Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours
Gaston de Foix, duc de Nemours (10 December 1489 – 11 April 1512), nicknamed The Thunderbolt of Italy, was a famed French military commander of the Renaissance.
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Gauls
The Gauls (Galli; Γαλάται, Galátai) were a group of Celtic peoples of mainland Europe in the Iron Age and the Roman period (roughly 5th century BC to 5th century AD).
General Confederation of Italian Industry
The General Confederation of Italian Industry (Confederazione Generale dell'Industria Italiana), commonly known as Confindustria, is the Italian small, medium, and big enterprises federation, acting as a private and autonomous chamber of commerce, founded in 1910.
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Geographical indications and traditional specialities in the European Union
Three European Union schemes of geographical indications and traditional specialties, known as protected designation of origin (PDO), protected geographical indication (PGI), and traditional speciality guaranteed (TSG), promote and protect names of agricultural products and foodstuffs, wines and spirits.
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Ghedi Air Base
Ghedi Air Base (Base aerea di Ghedi) is a base of the Italian Air Force in Ghedi, about 15 kilometres from Brescia, northern Italy.
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Giacomo Agostini
Giacomo Agostini (born 16 June 1942) is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
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Giacomo Rossetti
Giacomo Rossetti (Marone, 1807 - Brescia, 1882) was an Italian painter and photographer.
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Giosuè Carducci
Giosuè Alessandro Giuseppe Carducci (27 July 1835 – 16 February 1907) was an Italian poet, writer, literary critic and teacher.
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Giovanni Antonio Amadeo
Amadeo, Milan Cathedral Giovanni Antonio Amadeo (c. 1447 – 27 or 28 August 1522) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor of the Early Renaissance, architect, and engineer.
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Giovanni Antonio Capello
Giovanni Antonio Capello (1699, in Brescia – 1741) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active mainly in Brescia.
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Giovanni Bassignani
Giovanni Bassignani (1669 – May 1717) was an Italian architect and engineer of the late-Baroque.
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Giovanni Battista Fontana (composer)
Giovanni Battista Fontana (1589–1630) was an early Baroque Italian composer and violinist.
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Giovanni Battista Moroni
Giovanni Battista Moroni (– 5 February 1578) was an Italian painter of the Mannerism.
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Giovanni Battista Piamarta
Giovanni Battista Piamarta (26 November 1841 - 25 April 1913) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and educator.
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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (August 30, 1727March 3, 1804) was an Italian painter and printmaker in etching.
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Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo
Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo, also called Girolamo da Brescia (c. 1480–1485 – after 1548), was an Italian High Renaissance painter active mostly in Venice, although he also worked in other cities in northern Italy.
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Giuliano Paratico
Giuliano Paratico (1550–1616) was a musician living in Brescia, Northern Italy.
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Giulio Alenio
Giulio Aleni (Julius Alenius; 1582– 10 June 1649), in Chinese, was an Italian Jesuit missionary and scholar.
Giuseppe Baresi
Giuseppe Baresi (born 7 February 1958) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a defender or as a defensive midfielder.
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Giuseppe Zanardelli
Giuseppe Zanardelli (29 October 1826 26 December 1903) was an Italian jurist and political figure.
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Gruppo Lucchini
Gruppo Lucchini was the third largest Italian steel group after Gruppo Riva and Techint, with a 2005 production of 3.5 million tonnes.
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Guelphs and Ghibellines
The Guelphs and Ghibellines (guelfi e ghibellini) were factions supporting respectively the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor in the Italian city-states of Central Italy and Northern Italy during the Middle Ages.
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Guglielmo Achille Cavellini
Guglielmo Achille Cavellini (11 September 1914 – 20 November 1990), also known as GAC, was an Italian artist and art collector.
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Gunpowder
Gunpowder, also commonly known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive.
Handmaids of Charity
The Handmaids of Charity (Italian: Ancelle della Carità; Latin: Congregatio Ancillarum a Charitate; abbreviation: A.D.C.) is a religious institute of pontifical right whose members profess public vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience and follow the evangelical way of life in common.
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Heinrich Strack
Johann Heinrich Strack (6 July 1805, Bückeburg – 13 June 1880, Berlin) was a German architect of the Schinkelschule.
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Henri Matisse
Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship.
Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry VII (German: Heinrich; Vulgar Latin: Arrigo; c. 1273 – 24 August 1313),Kleinhenz, pg.
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Hercules
Hercules is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena.
High-speed rail
High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail transport network utilizing trains that run significantly faster than those of traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialized rolling stock and dedicated tracks.
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History of the violin
The violin, viola and cello were first built in the early 16th century, in Italy.
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Hitachi Rail Italy
Hitachi Rail Italy S.p.A. is a multinational rolling stock manufacturer company based in Pistoia, Italy.
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Hitachi Rail STS
Hitachi Rail STS SpA (from Hitachi Rail Signalling and Transportation Systems) or Hitachi Rail STS (previously Ansaldo STS) is a transportation company owned by Hitachi with a global presence in the field of railway signalling and integrated transport systems for passenger traffic (railway/mass transit) and freight operations.
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Hohenstaufen
The Hohenstaufen dynasty, also known as the Staufer, was a noble family of unclear origin that rose to rule the Duchy of Swabia from 1079, and to royal rule in the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages from 1138 until 1254.
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor.
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Humid subtropical climate
A humid subtropical climate is a temperate climate type characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters.
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Huns
The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th centuries AD.
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Hydraulics
Hydraulics is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids.
Illuminated manuscript
An illuminated manuscript is a formally prepared document where the text is decorated with flourishes such as borders and miniature illustrations.
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Incunable
An incunable or incunabulum (plural incunables or incunabula, respectively) is a book, pamphlet, or broadside that was printed in the earliest stages of printing in Europe, up to the year 1500.
Independent politician
An independent, non-partisan politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association.
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Indicazione geografica tipica
Indicazione geografica tipica is the third of four classifications of wine recognized by the government of Italy.
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Insubres
The Insubres or Insubri were an ancient Celtic population settled in Insubria, in what is now the Italian region of Lombardy.
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age.
Italian Communist Party
The Italian Communist Party (Partito Comunista Italiano, PCI) was a communist and democratic socialist political party in Italy.
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Italian National Institute of Statistics
The Italian National Institute of Statistics (Istituto nazionale di statistica; Istat) is the primary source of official statistics in Italy.
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Iveco
Iveco S.p.A., an acronym for Industrial Vehicles Corporation, is an Italian multinational transport vehicle manufacturing company with headquarters in Turin, Italy.
Jacopo Sansovino
Jacopo d'Antonio Sansovino (2 July 1486 – 27 November 1570) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor and architect, best known for his works around the Piazza San Marco in Venice.
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Jacopo Zoboli
Jacopo Zoboli, also known by Giacomo, (23 May 1681 – 22 February 1767) was an Italian painter of the Baroque style.
Jay Leno
James Douglas Muir Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an American television host, writer and comedian.
Jeremy Irons
Jeremy John Irons (born 19 September 1948) is an English actor and activist.
Jodie Kidd
Jodie Elizabeth Kidd (born 25 September 1978) is a British (England)fashion model and television personality.
John of Bohemia
John the Blind or John of Luxembourg (Jang de Blannen; Johann der Blinde; Jan Lucemburský; 10 August 1296 – 26 August 1346), was the Count of Luxembourg from 1313 and King of Bohemia from 1310 and titular King of Poland.
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John of Salisbury
John of Salisbury (late 1110s – 25 October 1180), who described himself as Johannes Parvus ("John the Little"), was an English author, philosopher, educationalist, diplomat and bishop of Chartres.
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Juan Pablos
Giovanni Paoli, better known as Juan Pablos (1500?–1560 or 1561), a native of Lombardy, was the first documented printer in the Americas when he started printing in Mexico in 1539.
Julius Jacob von Haynau
Julius Jakob Freiherr von Haynau (14 October 1786 – 14 March 1853) was an Austrian general who suppressed insurrectionary movements in Italy and Hungary in 1848 and later.
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Kaunas
Kaunas (previously known in English as Kovno, also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius, the fourth largest city in the Baltic States and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life.
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.
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Kingdom of Italy
The Kingdom of Italy (Regno d'Italia) was a state that existed from 17 March 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy, until 10 June 1946, when the monarchy was abolished, following civil discontent that led to an institutional referendum on 2 June 1946.
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Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)
The Kingdom of Italy (Regno d'Italia; Royaume d'Italie) was a kingdom in Northern Italy (formerly the Italian Republic) that was a client state of Napoleon's French Empire.
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Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia
The Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia (Regnum Langobardiae et Venetiae), commonly called the "Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom" (Regno Lombardo-Veneto; Königreich Lombardo-Venetien), was a constituent land (crown land) of the Austrian Empire from 1815 to 1866.
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L'Aura
Laura Abela (born 13 August 1984), known by the pseudonym L'Aura, is an Italian singer, songwriter, composer, pianist and violinist.
Lake Garda
Lake Garda (Lago di Garda,, or (Lago) Benaco,; Lach de Garda; Ƚago de Garda) is the largest lake in Italy.
Lake Iseo
Lake Iseo or Iseo lake (Lago d'Iseo; label), also known as Sebino (Sebinus), is the fourth largest lake in Lombardy, Italy, fed by the Oglio River.
Landsknecht
The Landsknechte (singular: Landsknecht), also rendered as Landsknechts or Lansquenets, were German mercenaries used in pike and shot formations during the early modern period.
Lapidarium
A lapidarium is a place where stone (Latin) monuments and fragments of archaeological interest are exhibited.
Laura Castelletti
Laura Castelletti (born 10 September 1962) is an Italian politician.
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Laura Cereta
Laura Cereta (September 1469 – 1499) was one of the most notable humanist and feminist writers of fifteenth-century Italy.
Laurus nobilis
Laurus nobilis is an aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub with green, glabrous (smooth) leaves.
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Lega Nord
Lega Nord (LN; Northern League), whose complete name is italic (Northern League for the Independence of Padania), is a right-wing, federalist, populist and conservative political party in Italy.
Lento Goffi
Lento Goffi (15 November 1923 – 14 January 2008) was an Italian poet, literary critic and journalist who carried out his work mainly in Lombardy, in the Brescia area.
Libera Accademia di Belle Arti
Libera Accademia di Belle Arti (Academy of Fine Arts), or LABA in short, is a Fine Arts University in Italy, with main campus in Brescia and branch campuses in Florence, Rimini and Torbole sul Garda.
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Liceo classico
The liceo classico or ginnasio is the oldest public secondary school type in Italy.
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Liceo scientifico
Liceo scientifico is a type of secondary school in Italy.
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Lightning
Lightning is a natural phenomenon formed by electrostatic discharges through the atmosphere between two electrically charged regions, either both in the atmosphere or one in the atmosphere and one on the ground, temporarily neutralizing these in a near-instantaneous release of an average of between 200 megajoules and 7 gigajoules of energy, depending on the type.
Ligures
The Ligures or Ligurians were an ancient people after whom Liguria, a region of present-day north-western Italy, is named.
Linate Airport
Milan Linate Airport is a city airport located in Milan, the second-largest city and largest urban area of Italy.
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Lirone
The lirone (or lira da gamba) is the bass member of the lira family of instruments that was popular in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
Loggia
In architecture, a loggia (usually) is a covered exterior gallery or corridor, usually on an upper level, but sometimes on the ground level of a building.
Logroño
Logroño is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain.
Lombards
The Lombards or Longobards (Longobardi) were a Germanic people who conquered most of the Italian Peninsula between 568 and 774.
Lombardy
Lombardy (Lombardia; Lombardia) is an administrative region of Italy that covers; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population.
Longobards in Italy: Places of Power (568–774 A.D.)
Longobards in Italy: Places of Power (568–774 A.D.) is seven groups of historic buildings that reflect the achievements of the Germanic tribe of the Lombards (also referred to as Longobards), who settled in Italy during the sixth century and established a Lombard Kingdom which ended in 774 A.D. Brescia and Longobards in Italy: Places of Power (568–774 A.D.) are world Heritage Sites in Italy.
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Louis II of Italy
Louis II (825 – 12 August 875), sometimes called the Younger, was the king of Italy and emperor of the Carolingian Empire from 844, co-ruling with his father Lothair I until 855, after which he ruled alone.
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Luca Marenzio
Luca Marenzio (also Marentio; October 18, 1553 or 1554 – August 22, 1599) was an Italian composer and singer of the late Renaissance.
Luigi Vanvitelli
Luigi Vanvitelli (12 May 1700 – 1 March 1773), known in Dutch as italics, was an Italian architect and painter.
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Lyra
paren, from λύρα; pronounced) is a small constellation. It is one of the 48 listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and is one of the modern 88 constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union. Lyra was often represented on star maps as a vulture or an eagle carrying a lyre, and hence is sometimes referred to as Vultur Cadens or Aquila Cadens ("Falling Vulture" or "Falling Eagle"), respectively.
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Mantua
Mantua (Mantova; Lombard and Mantua) is a comune (municipality) in the Italian region of Lombardy, and capital of the province of the same name. Brescia and Mantua are world Heritage Sites in Italy.
Manuel Belleri
Manuel Belleri (born 29 August 1977) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender.
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Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of carbonate minerals (most commonly calcite (CaCO3) or dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)) that have crystallized under the influence of heat and pressure.
Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall (born Moishe Shagal; – 28 March 1985) was a Belarusian-French artist.
Marcell Jacobs
Lamont Marcell Jacobs Jr. (born 26 September 1994) is an Italian track and field sprinter and former long jumper.
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Marcello Piacentini
Marcello Piacentini (8 December 1881 – 19 May 1960) was an Italian urban theorist and one of the main proponents of Italian Fascist architecture.
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Marco Cassetti
Marco Cassetti (born 29 May 1977) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender.
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Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (English:; 26 April 121 – 17 March 180) was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher.
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Marcus Nonius Macrinus
Marcus Nonius Macrinus was a Roman senator and general during the reigns of the Emperors Antoninus Pius, Lucius Verus, and Marcus Aurelius.
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Maria Crocifissa di Rosa
Maria Crocifissa Di Rosa (6 November 1813 – 15 December 1855) - born as Paola Francesca Di Rosa - was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Ancelle della carità (1839).
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Martinengo Mausoleum
The Martinengo mausoleum is a funerary monument made through the use of various marbles and bronze (465x360x126 cm) by Gasparo Cairano, Bernardino delle Croci and probably the Sanmicheli workshop, dated between 1503 and 1518 and preserved in the museum of Santa Giulia in Brescia, in the nuns' choir.
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Mastino II della Scala
Mastino II della Scala (1308 – 3 June 1351) was lord of Verona.
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Maurizio Venturi
Maurizio Venturi (born October 2, 1957, in Brescia) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender.
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Maxentius
Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius (283 – 28 October 312) was a Roman emperor from 306 until his death in 312.
Medieval commune
Medieval communes in the European Middle Ages had sworn allegiances of mutual defense (both physical defense and of traditional freedoms) among the citizens of a town or city.
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Mella (river)
Mella (known as such also in Italian and in Latin) is a river in Northern Italy, a tributary of Oglio.
Metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories which are sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing.
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Mexico City
Mexico City (Ciudad de México,; abbr.: CDMX; Central Nahuatl:,; Otomi) is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America.
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
Milan
Milan (Milano) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, and the second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome.
Milan Bergamo Airport
Orio al Serio International Airport, also styled as Milan Bergamo Airport for commercial purposes, is the third-busiest international airport in Italy.
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Milan Malpensa Airport
Milan Malpensa Airport "Silvio Berlusconi" is an international airport in Ferno, in the Province of Varese, Lombardy, Italy.
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Milan–Venice railway
The Milan–Venice railway line is one of the most important railway lines in Italy.
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Mille Miglia
The Mille Miglia (Thousand Miles) was an open-road, motorsport endurance race established in 1927 by the young Counts Francesco Mazzotti and Aymo Maggi.
Mino Martinazzoli
Fermo "Mino" Martinazzoli (3 November 1931 – 4 September 2011) was an Italian lawyer, politician, and former minister.
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Moldova
Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova (Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, on the northeastern corner of the Balkans.
Monte Maddalena
Monte Maddalena is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy, It has an elevation of 874 metres.
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Monumental Cemetery of Brescia
The Monumental Cemetery of Brescia (also known as Vantiniano) is one of the first and most ancient monumental cemetery in Italy.
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Moretto da Brescia
Alessandro Bonvicino (also Buonvicino) (possibly 22 December 1554), more commonly known as Moretto, or in Italian Il Moretto da Brescia (the Moor of Brescia), was an Italian Renaissance painter from Brescia, where he also mostly worked.
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Mosaic
A mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar, and covering a surface.
Motor vehicle
A motor vehicle, also known as a motorized vehicle, automotive vehicle, '''automobile,''' or road vehicle, is a self-propelled land vehicle, commonly wheeled, that does not operate on rails (such as trains or trams) and is used for the transportation of people or cargo.
Muslims
Muslims (God) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition.
Naples
Naples (Napoli; Napule) is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's administrative limits as of 2022. Brescia and Naples are world Heritage Sites in Italy.
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of successful campaigns across Europe during the Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars from 1796 to 1815.
Napoleonic era
The Napoleonic era is a period in the history of France and Europe.
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National monument
A national monument is a monument constructed in order to commemorate something of importance to national heritage, such as a country's founding, independence, war, or the life and death of a historical figure.
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New Cathedral, Brescia
The Duomo Nuovo or New Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Brescia, Italy.
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Niccolò Piccinino
Niccolò Piccinino (1386 – 15 October 1444) was an Italian condottiero.
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Nicolo Tartaglia
Nicolo, known as Tartaglia (1499/1500 – 13 December 1557), was an Italian mathematician, engineer (designing fortifications), a surveyor (of topography, seeking the best means of defense or offense) and a bookkeeper from the then Republic of Venice.
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Nike (mythology)
In Greek mythology and ancient religion, Nike (lit;, modern) is the goddess who personifies victory in any field including art, music, war, and athletics.
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Nino Bertasio
Daniele Nino Bertasio (born 30 July 1988) is an Italian professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and is currently attached to the Gardagolf Country Club.
Nitrogen dioxide
Nitrogen dioxide is a chemical compound with the formula.
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Northern Italy
Northern Italy (Italia settentrionale, label, label) is a geographical and cultural region in the northern part of Italy.
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Northwest Italy
Northwest Italy (Italia nord-occidentale or just Nord-ovest) is one of the five official statistical regions of Italy used by the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), a first level NUTS region and a European Parliament constituency.
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Nova Bréscia
Nova Bréscia is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, settled by Italian immigrants from Brescia.
Odoacer
Odoacer (– 15 March 493 AD), also spelled Odovacer or Odovacar, was a barbarian soldier and statesman from the Middle Danube who deposed the Western Roman child emperor Romulus Augustulus and became the ruler of Italy (476–493).
Officine Meccaniche
Officine Meccaniche or OM was an Italian car and truck manufacturing company.
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Old Cathedral, Brescia
The Duomo Vecchio or Old Cathedral (also called "La Rotonda" because of its round layout) is a Roman Catholic church in Brescia, Italy; the rustic circular Romanesque co-cathedral stands next to the Duomo Nuovo (New Cathedral) of Brescia.
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Olive oil
Olive oil is a liquid fat obtained by pressing whole olives, the fruit of Olea europaea, a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin, and extracting the oil.
Opera house
An opera house is a theater building used for performances of opera.
Organ (music)
Carol Williams performing at the United States Military Academy West Point Cadet Chapel. In music, the organ is a keyboard instrument of one or more pipe divisions or other means (generally woodwind or electric) for producing tones.
Ostrya carpinifolia
Ostrya carpinifolia, the European hop-hornbeam, is a tree in the family Betulaceae.
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Pablo Picasso
Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France.
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.
PalaLeonessa
The PalaLeonessa (originally the PalaEIB) is an indoor sports arena that is located in Brescia, Italy.
Pallacanestro Brescia
The Pallacanestro Brescia, better known for sponsorship reasons as Germani Brescia, is an Italian professional basketball team, based in Brescia, Lombardy.
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Pallata Tower, Brescia
The Pallata Tower, known simply as the Pallata or Torre della Pallata, is a 13th-century tower located on Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi in the center of Brescia, region of Lombardy, Italy.
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Palma il Giovane
Iacopo Negretti (1548/50 – 14 October 1628), best known as Jacopo or Giacomo Palma il Giovane or simply Palma Giovane ("Young Palma"), was an Italian painter from Venice and a notable exponent of the Venetian school.
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Pandolfo III Malatesta
Pandolfo III Malatesta (c. 1369 – October 3, 1427) was an Italian condottiero and lord of Fano, a member of the famous House of Malatesta.
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Paris Francesco Alghisi
Paris Francesco Alghisi (June 19, 1666 – March 29–30, 1733) was an Italian organist and composer.
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Particulates
Particulates or atmospheric particulate matter (see below for other names) are microscopic particles of solid or liquid matter suspended in the air.
Pataria
The pataria was an eleventh-century Catholic movement focused on the city of Milan in northern Italy, which aimed to reform the clergy and ecclesiastic government within the city and its ecclesiastical province, in support of papal sanctions against simony and clerical marriage.
Paul de Musset
Paul Edme de Musset (7 November 1804 – 17 May 1880) was a French writer.
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Peace of Constance
The Peace of Constance (25 June 1183) was a privilege granted by Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, and his son and co-ruler, Henry VI, King of the Romans, to the members of the Lombard League to end the state of rebellion (war) that had been ongoing since 1167.
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Pediment
Pediments are a form of gable in classical architecture, usually of a triangular shape.
Perazzi
Perazzi is a manufacturer of precision shotguns from Brescia, Italy.
Peristyle
In ancient Greek and Roman architecture, a peristyle (from Greek περίστυλον) is a continuous porch formed by a row of columns surrounding the perimeter of a building or a courtyard.
Peter Abelard
Peter Abelard (Pierre Abélard; Petrus Abaelardus or Abailardus; – 21 April 1142) was a medieval French scholastic philosopher, leading logician, theologian, poet, composer and musician.
Philastrius
Philastrius (also Philaster or Filaster) Bishop of Brescia, was one of the bishops present at a synod held in Aquileia in 381.
Piazza della Loggia bombing
The Piazza della Loggia bombing (attentato di Piazza della Loggia) was a bombing that took place on the morning of 28 May 1974, in Brescia, Italy during an anti-fascist protest.
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Piermaria Bagnadore
Piermaria Bagnadore (c. 1550–1627), also called Pietro Maria Bagnatori, was an Italian painter, sculptor, and architect of the late-Renaissance period.
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Pietro Gnocchi
Pietro Gnocchi (27 February 1689 – 9 December 1775)Bongiovanni, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani was an Italian composer, choir director, historian, and geographer of the late Baroque era, active mainly in Brescia, where he was choir director of Brescia Cathedral.
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Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo
The Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo is a public art museum in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy.
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Pistacia terebinthus
Pistacia terebinthus also called the terebinth and the turpentine tree, is a deciduous shrub species of the genus Pistacia, native to the Mediterranean region from the western regions of Morocco and Portugal to Greece and western and southeastern Turkey.
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Po Valley
The Po Valley, Po Plain, Plain of the Po, or Padan Plain (Pianura Padana, or Val Padana) is a major geographical feature of Northern Italy.
Podestà
Podestà, also potestate or podesta in English, was the name given to the holder of the highest civil office in the government of the cities of central and northern Italy during the Late Middle Ages.
Pomáz
Pomáz (Paumasch) is a small town in Pest County, Hungary.
Pompeii
Pompeii was an ancient city in what is now the comune (municipality) of Pompei, near Naples, in the Campania region of Italy. Brescia and Pompeii are world Heritage Sites in Italy.
Pontoglio
Pontoglio (Brescian: Pontòi) is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. Brescia and Pontoglio are Municipalities of the Province of Brescia.
Pope Adrian IV
Pope Adrian IV (Adrianus IV; born Nicholas Breakspear (or Brekespear); 1 September 1159, also Hadrian IV) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 4 December 1154 to his death in 1159.
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Pope Benedict XVI
Pope BenedictXVI (Benedictus PP.; Benedetto XVI; Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013.
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Pope Innocent II
Pope Innocent II (Innocentius II; died 24 September 1143), born Gregorio Papareschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 14 February 1130 to his death in 1143.
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Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI (Paulus VI; Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini,; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his death on 6 August 1978.
Portico
A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls.
Proscenium
A proscenium (προσκήνιον) is the metaphorical vertical plane of space in a theatre, usually surrounded on the top and sides by a physical proscenium arch (whether or not truly "arched") and on the bottom by the stage floor itself, which serves as the frame into which the audience observes from a more or less unified angle the events taking place upon the stage during a theatrical performance.
Province of Brescia
The province of Brescia (provincia di Brescia; Brescian: pruìnsa de Brèsa) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy.
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Punic Wars
The Punic Wars were a series of wars between 264 and 146BC fought between the Roman Republic and Ancient Carthage.
Quercus ilex
Quercus ilex, the evergreen oak, holly oak or holm oak is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region.
Quercus pubescens
Quercus pubescens (synonyms virgiliana), commonly known as the downy oak, pubescent oak or Italian oak, is a species of white oak (genus Quercus sect. Quercus) native to southern Europe and southwest Asia.
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Rambertino Buvalelli
Rambertino di Guido Buvalelli (1170 or 1180 – September 1221), a Bolognese judge, statesman, diplomat, and poet, was the earliest of the podestà-troubadours of thirteenth-century Lombardy.
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Rapid transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas.
Rationalism (architecture)
In architecture, Rationalism (razionalismo) is an architectural current which mostly developed from Italy in the 1920s and 1930s.
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Remo Bertoni (footballer)
Remo Bertoni (24 June 1929 – 30 November 1993) was an Italian footballer and manager.
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Renaissance
The Renaissance is a period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries.
Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice, traditionally known as La Serenissima, was a sovereign state and maritime republic with its capital in Venice.
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Revolutionary republic
A revolutionary republic is a form of government whose main tenets are popular sovereignty, rule of law, and representative democracy.
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Revolutions of 1848 in the Italian states
The 1848 Revolutions in the Italian states, part of the wider Revolutions of 1848 in Europe, were organized revolts in the states of the Italian peninsula and Sicily, led by intellectuals and agitators who desired a liberal government.
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Riccardo Frizza
Riccardo Frizza (born 1971) is an Italian conductor, particularly known for his work in the Italian operatic repertoire.
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Roads in Italy
Roads in Italy are an important mode of transport in Italy.
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Rodoald
Rodoald (or Rodwald), (630 – 653) was a Lombard king of Italy, who succeeded his father Rothari on the throne in 652.
Rodolfo Vantini
Rodolfo Vantini (1792 – 1856) was an Italian architect.
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Roman aqueduct
The Romans constructed aqueducts throughout their Republic and later Empire, to bring water from outside sources into cities and towns.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Brescia
The Diocese of Brescia (Dioecesis Brixiensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Milan, in Lombardy (Northwestern Italy).
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Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.
Roman theatre (structure)
Roman theatres derive from and are part of the overall evolution of earlier Greek theatres.
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Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries.
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Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeast Europe.
Romanino
Girolamo Romani, known as Romanino (c. 1485 – c. 1566), was an Italian High Renaissance painter active in the Veneto and Lombardy, near Brescia.
Romano Prodi
Romano Prodi (born 9 August 1939) is an Italian politician who served as President of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004 and twice as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1996 to 1998, and again 2006 to 2008.
Rothari
Rothari (or Rothair) (606 – 652), of the house of Arodus, was king of the Lombards from 636 to 652; previously he had been duke of Brescia.
Rowan Atkinson
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 6 January 1955) is an English actor, comedian and writer.
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Rugby Leonessa 1928
Rugby Leonessa 1928 is a former Italian rugby union club based in Brescia, Lombardy.
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Saint
In Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God.
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (11 May 190423 January 1989), known as Salvador Dalí, was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work.
San Clemente, Brescia
The church of San Clemente is an ancient Roman Catholic church located near the Piazza del Foro, in central Brescia, region of Lombardy, Italy.
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San Francesco, Brescia
San Francesco is a Romanesque-Gothic style, Roman Catholic church and Franciscan monastery located on Via San Francesco d'Assisi in central Brescia, region of Lombardy, Italy.
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San Giuseppe, Brescia
Façade of the church. San Giuseppe is a complex of religious buildings in central Brescia, Lombardy, northern Italy.
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San Marco Evangelista, Brescia
San Marco Evangelista is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church located at the end of via Laura Cereto in central Brescia, region of Lombardy, Italy.
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San Mattia alle Grazie
San Mattia alle Grazie or San Mattia was a church dedicated to Saint Matthias on via delle Grazie in Brescia, Italy, between the corso Garibaldi and the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie - it was named after that church, but they were never otherwise linked.
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San Salvatore, Brescia
San Salvatore (or, for most of its existence, Santa Giulia) is a former monastery in Brescia, Lombardy, northern Italy, now turned into a museum. Brescia and San Salvatore, Brescia are world Heritage Sites in Italy.
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Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Brescia
The church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli is located on Corso Martiri della Libertà in Brescia.
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Santa Maria delle Grazie, Brescia
The church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Brescia is located on at the west end of Via Elia Capriolo, where it intersects with the Via delle Grazie.
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Santi Faustino e Giovita, Brescia
The church of Saints Faustinus and Jovita, also known as the church of San Faustino Maggiore, is a church in Brescia, located on the street of the same name, Via San Faustino, along the last stretch to the north.
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Santi Nazaro e Celso, Brescia
The church of Santi Nazaro e Celso is located on Corso Giacomo Matteotti, at the intersection with via Fratelli Bronzetti, in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy.
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Sarcophagus of Berardo Maggi
The Sarcophagus of Berardo Maggi is a sculptural work made of ammonitic red (121×197×101.5 cm) within the first quarter of the 14th century and preserved in the old cathedral of Brescia.
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Scaenae frons
The scaenae frons is the elaborately decorated permanent architectural background of a Roman theatre stage.
Scaliger
The House of Della Scala, whose members were known as Scaligeri or Scaligers (from the Latinized de Scalis), was the ruling family of Verona and mainland Veneto (except for Venice) from 1262 to 1387, for a total of 125 years.
Second Council of the Lateran
The Second Council of the Lateran was the tenth ecumenical council recognized by the Catholic Church.
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Secondary education in Italy
Secondary education in Italy lasts eight years and is divided in two stages: scuola secondaria di primo grado ("lower secondary school"), also known as scuola media, corresponding to the ISCED 2011 Level 2, middle school and scuola secondaria di secondo grado ("upper secondary school"), which corresponds to the ISCED 2011 Level 3, high school.
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Sergio Scariolo
Sergio Scariolo (born 1 April 1961) is an Italian professional basketball coach who is the head coach of the senior Spain national team.
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Siege of Brescia
The siege of Brescia occurred in 1238.
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Sikhism in Italy
'''Italian Sikhs''' are a growing religious minority in Italy, which has the second biggest Sikh population in Europe after the United Kingdom (525,000) and sixth largest number of Sikhs in the world.
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Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi (29 September 1936 – 12 June 2023) was an Italian media tycoon and politician who served as the prime minister of Italy in four governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011.
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Sister city
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
Springer Science+Business Media
Springer Science+Business Media, commonly known as Springer, is a German multinational publishing company of books, e-books and peer-reviewed journals in science, humanities, technical and medical (STM) publishing.
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Sustainable transport
Sustainable transport refers to ways of transportation that are sustainable in terms of their social and environmental impacts.
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Tap (valve)
A tap (also spigot or faucet: see usage variations) is a valve controlling the release of a fluid.
Teatro Grande
The Teatro Grande is the main performance venue for the city of Brescia, Italy.
Ten Days of Brescia
The Ten Days of Brescia (Dieci giornate di Brescia) was a revolt which broke out in the northern Italian city of that name, which lasted from 23 March to 1 April 1849.
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The Independent
The Independent is a British online newspaper.
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The Olive Tree (Italy)
The Olive Tree (L'Ulivo) was a denomination used for several successive centre-left political and electoral alliances of Italian political parties from 1995 to 2007.
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The People of Freedom
The People of Freedom (Il Popolo della Libertà, PdL) was a centre-right political party in Italy.
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Theodoric the Great
Theodoric (or Theoderic) the Great (454 – 30 August 526), also called Theodoric the Amal, was king of the Ostrogoths (475–526), and ruler of the independent Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy between 493 and 526, regent of the Visigoths (511–526), and a patrician of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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Tiberius
Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus (16 November 42 BC – 16 March AD 37) was Roman emperor from AD 14 until 37.
Titian
Tiziano Vecelli or Vecellio (27 August 1576), Latinized as Titianus, hence known in English as Titian, was an Italian Renaissance painter, the most important artist of Renaissance Venetian painting.
Torre dell'Orologio, Brescia
The Torre dell'Orologio (Clock Tower) is a 16th-century building located in the Piazza della Loggia in Brescia, northern Italy.
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Torrione INA
The Torrione INA, also known as Torrione or Grattacielo, is a tall building in Brescia, Italy.
Troy
Troy (translit; Trōia; 𒆳𒌷𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭|translit.
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Troyes
Troyes is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France.
Turin
Turin (Torino) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy.
UBI Banca
Unione di Banche Italiane S.p.A., commonly known for its trading name UBI Banca, was an Italian banking group, the fifth largest in Italy by number of branches.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe.
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.
Unification of Italy
The unification of Italy (Unità d'Italia), also known as the Risorgimento, was the 19th century political and social movement that in 1861 resulted in the consolidation of various states of the Italian Peninsula and its outlying isles into a single state, the Kingdom of Italy.
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Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore is an Italian private research university founded in 1921.
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University of Brescia
The University of Brescia (Università degli Studi di Brescia) is an Italian public research university located in Brescia, Italy.
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Ursulines
The Ursulines, also known as the Order of Saint Ursula (post-nominals: OSU), is an enclosed religious order of women that in 1572 branched off from the Angelines, also known as the Company of Saint Ursula.
Val Camonica
Val Camonica or Valcamonica (Al Camònega), also Valle Camonica and anglicized as Camonica Valley, is one of the largest valleys of the central Alps, in eastern Lombardy, Italy. Brescia and val Camonica are world Heritage Sites in Italy.
Vanessa Ferrari
Vanessa Ferrari (born 10 November 1990) is a retired Italian artistic gymnast.
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Venice
Venice (Venezia; Venesia, formerly Venexia) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. Brescia and Venice are world Heritage Sites in Italy.
Verona
Verona (Verona or Veròna) is a city on the River Adige in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. Brescia and Verona are Domini di Terraferma, territories of the Republic of Venice and world Heritage Sites in Italy.
Verona Villafranca Airport
Verona Villafranca Airport, also known as Valerio Catullo Airport or Villafranca Airport, is located southwest of Verona, Italy.
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Veronica Gambara
Veronica Gambara (29 or 30 November 1485 – 13 June 1550) was an Italian poet and politician.
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Vespasian
Vespasian (Vespasianus; 17 November AD 9 – 23 June 79) was Roman emperor from 69 to 79.
Vestment
Vestments are liturgical garments and articles associated primarily with the Christian religion, especially by Eastern Churches, Catholics (of all rites), Lutherans, and Anglicans.
Victor Emmanuel II Monument
The Victor Emmanuel II National Monument (Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II), also known as the Vittoriano or Altare della Patria ("Altar of the Fatherland"), is a large national monument built between 1885 and 1935 to honour Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of a unified Italy, in Rome, Italy.
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Vinai
VINAI (stylized in all caps) is an Italian EDM production and DJ duo, formed in 2011 consisting of brothers Alessandro Vinai (born 25 January 1990) and Andrea Vinai (born 10 January 1994).
Vincenzo Capirola
Vincenzo Capirola (1474 – after 1548) was an Italian composer, lutenist and nobleman of the Renaissance.
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Vincenzo Foppa
Vincenzo Foppa (–) was an Italian painter from the Renaissance period.
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Vineyard
A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes, and non-alcoholic grape juice.
Viol
The viol, viola da gamba, or informally gamba, is any one of a family of bowed, fretted, and stringed instruments with hollow wooden bodies and pegboxes where the tension on the strings can be increased or decreased to adjust the pitch of each of the strings.
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Violetta (instrument)
The violetta was a 16th-century musical instrument.
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Violone
The term violone (literally "large viol", -one being the augmentative suffix) can refer to several distinct large, bowed musical instruments which belong to either the viol or violin family.
Visconti of Milan
The Visconti of Milan are a noble Italian family.
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Visigoths
The Visigoths (Visigothi, Wisigothi, Vesi, Visi, Wesi, Wisi) were a Germanic people united under the rule of a king and living within the Roman Empire during late antiquity.
Viticulture
Viticulture (vitis cultura, "vine-growing"), viniculture (vinis cultura, "wine-growing"), or winegrowing is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes.
Vittoria Ceretti
Vittoria Ceretti (born 7 June 1998) is an Italian fashion model.
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Vittoriale degli italiani
The Vittoriale degli italiani (English translation: The shrine of victories of the Italians) is a hillside estate in the town of Gardone Riviera overlooking Lake Garda in province of Brescia, in Lombardy.
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Vittorio Colao
Vittorio Amedeo Colao (born 3 October 1961) is an Italian manager who served as Minister for Technological Innovation and Digital Transition in the government of Prime Minister Mario Draghi from 2021 to 2022.
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War of the League of Cambrai
The War of the League of Cambrai, sometimes known as the War of the Holy League and several other names, was fought from February 1508 to December 1516 as part of the Italian Wars of 1494–1559.
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War of the Second Coalition
The War of the Second Coalition (Guerre de la Deuxième Coalition) (1798/9 – 1801/2, depending on periodisation) was the second war targeting revolutionary France by many European monarchies, led by Britain, Austria, and Russia and including the Ottoman Empire, Portugal, Naples and various German monarchies.
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Weapon
A weapon, arm, or armament is any implement or device that is used to deter, threaten, inflict physical damage, harm, or kill.
Wild boar
The wild boar (Sus scrofa), also known as the wild swine, common wild pig, Eurasian wild pig, or simply wild pig, is a suid native to much of Eurasia and North Africa, and has been introduced to the Americas and Oceania.
World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
Yasmin Le Bon
Yasmin Le Bon (née Parvaneh; born 29 October 1964) is an English model.
1130 papal election
The 1130 papal election (held February 14) was convoked after the death of Pope Honorius II and resulted in a double election.
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2011 World Fencing Championships
The 2011 World Fencing Championships was held at Catania, Italy from 8–16 October.
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521 Brixia
Brixia (minor planet designation: 521 Brixia) is a relatively large minor planet, specifically an asteroid orbiting mostly in the asteroid belt that was discovered by American astronomer Raymond Smith Dugan on January 10, 1904.
See also
Domini di Terraferma
- Aquileia
- Bassano del Grappa
- Bergamo
- Brescia
- Domini di Terraferma
- Padua
- Savi di Terraferma
- Treviso
- Udine
- Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar
- Verona
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Also known as Air pollution in Brescia, Brèsa, Brescia, Italy, Bressa, Brixia (city), Buffalora, Demographics of Brescia, History of Brescia, Leonessa d'Italia, Lioness of Italy, Pollution in Brescia, Sant'Eufemia della Fonte, Tourism in Brescia, Trams in Brescia, Transport in Brescia, Vantiniano Cemetery.
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