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... Roman times , and that even today one could often see shepherds leading their sheep along the old road towards the Monti del Matese . I should think that this association of a Roman town with the tratturi must be unique . So far as I ...
... Roman times , and that even today one could often see shepherds leading their sheep along the old road towards the Monti del Matese . I should think that this association of a Roman town with the tratturi must be unique . So far as I ...
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... Roman galleys , drowning the commander and capturing a Roman ship , which was towed triumphantly into the harbour . This was followed by a nine year war with Rome , which ended with the subjection of Taras ; and from the year 272 B.C. ...
... Roman galleys , drowning the commander and capturing a Roman ship , which was towed triumphantly into the harbour . This was followed by a nine year war with Rome , which ended with the subjection of Taras ; and from the year 272 B.C. ...
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... Roman party , which he did secretly and at night . With their help he set one of his typical traps . The leader of the Greeks was a young man named Philomenus , a keen hunter . He was told to go out hunting each night until his ...
... Roman party , which he did secretly and at night . With their help he set one of his typical traps . The leader of the Greeks was a young man named Philomenus , a keen hunter . He was told to go out hunting each night until his ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Gargano Peninsula the sacred cavern of | 54 |
The Feast of St Nicholas at Bari the robbing of | 91 |
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