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The Pontine Marshes (/ ˈ p ɒ n t aɪ n / PON-tyne, US also / ˈ p ɒ n t iː n / PON-teen; Italian: Agro Pontino [ˈaːɡro ponˈtiːno], formerly also Paludi Pontine; Latin: Pomptīnus Ager [sg.] by Titus Livius, [1] Pomptīna Palus [sg.] and Pomptīnae Paludes [pl.] by Pliny the Elder [2] [3]) is an approximately quadrangular area of former ...
The Arno river has been strongly affected by non-native species: over 90% of fish species and 70% of macroinvertebrate species in the area around Florence are alien species. [11] These include the European catfish , [ 12 ] channel catfish , [ 12 ] Crucian carp , [ 11 ] common bleak , [ 13 ] topmouth gudgeon , [ 13 ] New Zealand mud snail , [ 11 ...
Arno Marsh (May 28, 1928 – July 12, 2019) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, Marsh played early on in local dance bands, then played in Woody Herman's ensemble from 1951 to 1953, where he soloed frequently on Herman's Mars Records releases. He led a band in a Grand Rapids residency from 1953 ...
The only alternative route to central Italy lay at the mouth of the Arno. This area was practically one huge marsh, and happened to be overflowing more than usual during this particular season. Hannibal knew that this route was full of difficulties, but it remained the surest and certainly the quickest way to central Italy.
Marshes + swamps. Owens doesn’t name the specific marsh where Kya lives and keeps any major hints about the marsh’s possible real-life location to a minimum in the book, but we do know that it ...
Cimabue's Crucifix after it was nearly destroyed in the 1966 Flood of the Arno, before the 10 year restoration. Many experts in the field of conservation, such as Peter Waters, utilised their knowledge in restoring the works of art and literature ravaged by the flood. Staff from the Central Institute of Restoration and Institute of Book ...
Arno Marsh (1928–2019), American jazz saxophonist; Arno Menses, Dutch rock singer and guitarist; Arno Rafael Minkkinen (born 1945), Finnish photographer in the US; Arno Mohr (1910–2001), German painter and graphic artist; Arno Morales (born 1993), Filipino actor; Arno Nadel (1878–1943), Jewish musicologist, composer, playwright, poet, and ...
Arno (French:) was a department of the First French Empire in present-day Italy. It was named after the Arno river. It was formed in 1808, when the Kingdom of Etruria (formerly the Grand Duchy of Tuscany) was annexed directly to France. Its capital was Florence. The department was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814.