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Cinerary urns of the Villanovan culture. The pre-Etruscan history of the area in the middle and late Bronze parallels that of the archaic Greeks. [1] The Tuscan area was inhabited by peoples of the so-called Apennine culture in the second millennium BC (roughly 1400–1150 BC) who had trading relationships with the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations in the Aegean Sea, [1] and, at the end of ...
Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its influence on high culture. It is regarded as the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance [ 5 ] and of the foundations of the Italian language .
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Military history of Tuscany (6 C, 23 P) N. Tuscan nobility (5 C, 1 P) P. History of Pisa (3 C, 15 P) Principality of Piombino (3 C, 4 P) R. Roman sites of Tuscany (7 P)
Map of Grand Duchy of Tuscany in 1815. The Napoleonic system collapsed in 1814, and the following territorial settlement agreed to at the Congress of Vienna, ceded the State of Presidi and the Principality of Piombino to a restored Tuscany. Ferdinand III resumed his rule, and died in 1824.
Map Macroregion Italian name Regions Major city Population January 2022 Area (km 2) Population density (km 2) MEPs; Number % km 2 % Centre Centro: Lazio Marche Tuscany Umbria: Rome: 11,740,836 19.91% 58,085 km 2 (22,427 sq mi) 19.23% 202 15: North-West Nord-Ovest: Aosta Valley Liguria Lombardy Piedmont: Milan: 15,848,100 26.87% 57,928 km 2 ...
After the death of Matilda of Tuscany, the city began to constitute itself an independent commune with a charter in 1160. For almost 500 years, Lucca remained an independent republic. There were many minor provinces in the region between southern Liguria and northern Tuscany dominated by the Malaspina; Tuscany in this time was a part of feudal ...
The Tuscan Archipelago is a chain of islands between the Ligurian Sea and Tyrrhenian Sea, west of Tuscany, Italy. The islands' proximity to several major cities has made them a favourite tourist location. History and literature have ensured that most people are familiar with the islands of Elba and Montecristo.