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Following is a list of rivers of classical antiquity stating the Latin name, the equivalent English name, and also, in some cases, Greek and local name. The scope is intended to include, at least, rivers named and known widely in the Roman empire. This includes some rivers beyond the bounds of the Roman empire at its peak.
The ecoregion extends from the southern Po Basin in northern Italy to the southern Apennine Mountains of Basilicata and Calabria.It covers the lowlands of central Italy, including the valleys of the Arno and Tiber rivers, the Tyrrhenian Sea (western) coast of central Italy and Liguria, extending into southeastern France, and central Italy's Adriatic coast, as well as the middle elevations of ...
The Misa (Latin: Misus) [1] is a river in the Marche region of Italy. [2] It runs for over 48 kilometres through the region. [3] The source of the river lies south of Arcevia in the province of Ancona. The river flows northeast near Serra de' Conti, Ostra Vetere and Ostra. [4] The river is joined by the Nevola before entering the Adriatic Sea ...
Map showing Etruria and Etruscan colonies as of 750 BC and as expanded until 500 BC. Etruria (/ ɪ ˈ t r ʊər i ə / ih-TROOR-ee-ə) was a region of Central Italy delimited by the rivers Arno and Tiber, [1] an area that covered what is now most of Tuscany, northern Lazio, and north-western Umbria.
The Aniene (pronounced [aˈnjɛːne]; Latin: Aniō), formerly known as the Teverone, [1] is a 99-kilometer (62 mi) river in Lazio, Italy.It originates in the Apennines at Trevi nel Lazio and flows westward past Subiaco, Vicovaro, and Tivoli to join the Tiber in northern Rome.
ROME (AP) — Italy’s ancient Roman Appian Way was admitted to the UNESCO World Heritage List on Saturday, becoming the country’s 60th entry on the list. At more than 800 kilometers (500 miles ...
Italy is in the Palearctic realm Ecoregions are listed by biome. Temperate coniferous forests. Alps conifer and mixed forests; Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests. Po Basin mixed forests; Apennine deciduous montane forests; Dinaric Mountains mixed forests; Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and shrub. Italian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous ...
An ancient village in Sicily is nestled largely inside a cave -- in a natural opening between two rocky mountains. The piazza of the village of Grotto Mangiapane can be found at the opening of the ...