Apulia

Specific purpose: to inform my audience about the geography, history, economy, culture and cuisine of Puglia (Apulia), Italy Central Idea: Apuglia (a lesser known region in Italy) has some of the brightest seas and beautiful landscapes, rich history, diverse culture, mouthwatering food and kindest people of Italy. Introduction I. How many of you have heard of the Tuscany or Sicily regions of Italy? Or the bigger cities of Italy: Rome, Milan, Naples or Venice? A. Most people in the United

Commonly mistaken as a solely Ancient Greek work, The Wine Vessel is actually a piece from the Greek colony of Apulia; painted about 330-320 B. C. This virtuoso piece, also known as the Red-Figure Volute Krater, is attributed to the Baltimore Painter who is commonly considered to be one of the most important and influential of the late Apulian painters. This piece demonstrates the traditional form of vase painting of mainland Greece, while also having distinct features of Italian art that separate

The Red Figure Volute Krater was made in ca. 310-100 B.C by an unknown Arpi painter. This mixing vessel was crafted in Apulia, a region near southern Italy. It was made out of ceramic and was smoothly painted. The mixing vessel/vase is approximately half the height of the average human, and approximately 20 inches in diameter, making it a rather large piece of art. It had a solid base, hollowed our center and two handles on either side, for carrying and decoration. Red Figure Volute Krater is a very

Roman Counsel Gaius Flaminius, who was killed in battle, a huge loss at the battle of Lake Trasimene. After his victory Hannibal crossed the Apennines and invaded the Roman provinces of Picenu, and Apulia and then back into Campania. Instead of storming Rome, Hannibal marched through Italy in to Apulia and destroyed as he proceeded, but suffered heavy losses in manpower. Hannibal spent the winter of 217 BC in the Apulian plains and in the following summer faced a 54,000 strong Roman army. Hannibal

Italy is one of the world’s most amazing countries, its full of sites, activities, so many things that you could never be bored. Italy is located in southern Europe, it surrounds two if the world’s smallest countries. Italy’s culture is amazing and unique, it has many unique qualities and features in its culture. Italy has many regions along with it, just for one country. It has twenty regions. Italy also has many more amazing facts and sites about its country and the people. Italy has an amazing

Luxurious vacations with BB Homes Though everyone has their own meaning of vacation, but the universal one says, ‘a break from the monotonous life!’ The vacation can be taken during national holidays and leaves forcibly took from the boss. Pun intended!! The best part is that family and friends make an integral part of the vacation. Why people look for a vacation? Being bored of 9 to 5 jobs and daily chores, every one seeks some me-time which is not possible until you run out of everyone’s reach

Punic wars were three different wars between Carthage and Rome. When they wars began, Rome almost got completely control of Italy, Carthage controlled North West, islands and the commerce of the West Mediterranean. When the wars ended, Carthage was ruined and Rome was the greatest power in the West of China. The first war was when Rome was fighting break Carthage's power that hold on the chain of the islands that prevent them from being controlled by the West Mediterranean. The second war was when

solution was a decisive battle. They sent an army of approximately 80,000 to destroy the Carthaginians and Hannibal had troops of 50,000 men, a great advantage to the Romans. In July the Romans attacked the Carthaginians in the Italian east coast, Apulia. The wise tactics of Hannibal this time were that, they made a convex form, with the pressure of the Romans; it formed a half circle, where the Roman troops entered. The next step of Hannibal was to close that circle and surrounded the Roman troops

The history of Sicily, the largest island of the Mediterranean Sea, has been shaped by many different populations, which have dominated its territory mainly because of its strategic geographical position. The first populations on the Sicilian territory, according to the official history, were the Sicani, the Sicels and the Elymians, considered as the native populations of Sicily. After them, many other populations of the Mediterranean basin, such as Egyptians, Phoenicians and Iberians, stayed in

strategy, Rome found itself surrounded both from north and south. Carthage was very smart in making alleys at north with the Gauls, which had been defeated from romans in the past, and that therefore where great enemies, and in the south, with Sicily and Apulia. It is my opinion that the destruction of Rome has been avoided also because of its great walls. Without walls, probably, Rome would have been violated as it happened with Gauls, just two centuries before. It is at this point that Rome, and most of