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The Latins eventually succeeded in unifying the Italic elements in the country. Many non-Latin Italic tribes adopted Latin culture and acquired Roman citizenship. During this time Italic colonies were established throughout the country, and non-Italic elements eventually adopted the Latin language and culture in a process known as Romanization ...
Map 1: Indo-European migrations as described in The Horse, the Wheel, and Language by David W. Anthony Map 2: Possible area of origin and migration route of Proto-Italic speaking people towards Italian peninsula Map 3: Ethnicities of today's Italy in 400 BC. The Italic tribes lived at this point in the south-central part of the Italian peninsula.
Word of the plans leaked to the Romans, who reacted by inviting ten Latin chiefs to Rome to receive orders under the terms of the treaty. As the price for submitting to Rome, the Latins demanded a new common government, with one consul and half the Senate to be elected from the Latins.
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A likely derivation of the ethnonym Oenotrian is the Greek oînos (οἶνος, 'wine'), [1] as the Oenotrians inhabited a territory rich in vineyards, with Oenotria or Enotria (Οἰνωτρία, Oinōtría) being extended to refer to the entirety of Southern Italy. [2]
The word italic is derived from early Italian versions of italic faces, which were designed primarily in order to save on the cost of paper. [2] The Aldine Press first used italic type in a woodcut of Saint Catherine of Siena in 1500. [14] Their 1501 edition of Virgil's Opera was the first book to be printed in italic type. The roman typeface ...
The famous lexicographer John Florio of Italian origin was the most important humanist in Renaissance England. [ 8 ] and contributed to the English language with over 1,969 words. [ 9 ] William Shakespeare 's works show an important level of Italophilia, a deep knowledge of Italy and the Italian culture, like in Romeo and Juliet and The ...