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Linguistic map of Southern Lazio: Central Italian in pink and Southern Italian (Neapolitan language) in magenta. Even the local artisanal production, which has historical roots in the much older craftsmanship of Lazio , Campania and Abruzzo is often improperly associated by tourist organizations, promotional events or the press as part of this ...
Coat of arms of Terra di Lavoro. Terra di Lavoro (Liburia in Latin) is the name of a historical region of Southern Italy. [1] It corresponds roughly to the modern southern Lazio and northern Campania and upper north west and west border area of Molise regions of Italy.
The next night, thousands of Goumiers and other French colonial troops scoured the villages of Southern Latium. Italian victims' associations such as Associazione Nazionale Vittime delle Marocchinate alleged that 12,000 women, ranging in age from 11 to 86, suffered from violence, when village after village came under control of the Goumiers.
The city has played a conspicuous part in military history; its walls date to Roman times and were extended and strengthened in the 15th century, [3] especially throughout the history of the Kingdom of Naples (later the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies). Present-day Gaeta is a fishing and oil port and a renowned seaside resort. NATO has a naval base ...
Monte San Biagio (Southern Laziale: Muntciegl) is a town and comune in the province of Latina, in southern Lazio . It is located on the slope of a hill part of the Monti Ausoni . Until 1862 it was known as Monticello .
Surrender of Caserta, whereby the German forces in Italy surrender, ending the Italian Campaign of World War II and the Italian Civil War. 10 December: Alcide De Gasperi becomes prime minister, holding the office until 1953. He is one of the Founding Fathers of the European Union and the first republican prime minister of Italy. 1946: 22 April
Also, the original inhabitants became Romanized after the Social and the Samnite Wars. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the northern part of the province (officially referred to as Campagna since the 12th century [5]) belonged to the Papal States, while the region south of the Liri orbited around the powers of Benevento and then Naples.
During WWII Sgurgola was occupied by the Fascists, although there was a strong and significant resistance from the local population. Cases were also reported in Sgurgola in connection to the mass rape, slaughter and torture of civilians by the Maroccan Gourmiers of the French foreign legion - termed Marrocchinate - in the days following the ...