As a nation state, Italy has emerged only in 1871. Until then the country was politically divided into a large number of independant cities, provinces and islands. The currently available evidences point out to a dominant Etruscan, Greek and Roman cultural influence on today's Italians.
PippoM wrote: 01 May 2020, 10:51
Thank you, Angela. We are fine, but still locked, I can't say "in", but sure "here".
And how are you?
Great, I'm pleased that you're all fine. I'm fine too, and still in lockdown. I'm sure these days will make very interesting reading in the history books.
There has been a strong custom in Italy that determines how children are named: The first male is named after his paternal grandfather.The second male is named after his maternal grandfather.The first female is named after her paternal grandmother.The second female is named after her maternal grandm...
