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Looking for any information on my Great Grandfather Egidio Martellacci. He was married to Enrica Stefanelli. They were from Lucca/Guamo?
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The name Italia, probably a Graecized form of Italic Vitelia (='calf land'), was originally restricted to the southern half of the 'toe' but was gradually extended. By 450 B.C. It meant the region subsequently inhabited by the Bruttii; by 400 it embraced Lucania as well. Campania was included after ...