Imitation of this pottery in Italy led to the development of Italian maiolica ware.
His masterpiece, Storia della letteratura italiana (1870 71; History of Italian Literature), is an illuminating account not only of Italian literature but of the development of Italian society from the 13th to the 19th century.
SuperB was to have been built on the campus of the University of Rome Tor Vergata to the south of the Italian capital by an international collaboration of scientists.
The film's title is a pun on the Italian word for the holy grail, a commentary on the difficult lives of those living on the outskirts of the Italian capital.
His father was vice-mayor of the Italian capital for a decade.
As with most parts of the Italian capital, graffiti are sprayed across walls and left to fade.
The organizers chose to honor the 50th anniversary of the unification of Italy by holding the start and finish of the Giro in the Italian capital of Rome.
The city: Milan, the Italian capital of cool; the birthplace of Prada, Armani and Missoni, home of Donatella Versace.
Her character in the Federico Fellini film, temptress Silvia, was followed into the waters by Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni after a night of revelry in the Italian capital.
"Thousands of children in the Italian capital, which has a food history known throughout the world, were eating hot dogs.
