tunnels and underground excavations — ▪ engineering Introduction Great tunnels of the world Great tunnels of the worldhorizontal underground passageway produced by excavation or occasionally by nature s action in dissolving a soluble rock, such as limestone. A vertical opening … Universalium
Avezzano — ▪ Italy town, Abruzzi regione, central Italy. Avezzano lies south of L Aquila city. Built on the reclaimed Fucino Basin (q.v.), the town was destroyed in 1915 by an earthquake, of which it was the epicentre, and was subsequently rebuilt. In … Universalium
Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… … Catholic encyclopedia
Naumachia — (detail): an imaginative recreation by Ulpiano Checa, first exhibited in 1894. The naumachia (in Latin naumachia, from the Ancient Greek ναυμαχία/naumachía, literally naval combat ) in the Ancient Roman world referred to both the re enactment of… … Wikipedia
Lake Campotosto — Infobox lake lake name = Lake Campotosto image lake = Campotosto002.jpg caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Abruzzo coords = coord|42|31|51|N|13|23|00|E|region:IT type:waterbody source:nlwiki|display=inline,title… … Wikipedia
Via Valeria — The Via Valeria was an ancient Roman road of Italy, the continuation north eastwards of the Via Tiburtina. It probably owed its origin to Marcus Valerius Messalla, censor in 154 BC. It ran first up the Anio valley past Varia, and then, abandoning … Wikipedia
naumachia — /naw may kee euh/, n., pl. naumachiae / kee ee /, naumachias. 1. a mock sea fight, given as a spectacle among the ancient Romans. 2. a place for presenting such spectacles. [1590 1600; < L: mock naval battle < Gk naumachía a sea fight, equiv. to… … Universalium
Apennine Mountains — This is about the Italian mountain range. There is also a lunar mountain range named the Montes Apenninus. The Apennines or Apennine Mountains (Greek: Απεννινος; Latin: Appenninus in both cases used in the singular; Italian: Appennini ) is a… … Wikipedia
Province of L'Aquila — Infobox ProvinceIT fullname = Province of L Aquila name = L Aquila region = Abruzzo capital = L Aquila commune = 108 area = 5,034 population as of = (2001) population = 297,592 populationdensity = 59 vehicle = AQ postal code = 67100, 67010, 67012 … Wikipedia
Liri — Infobox River river name= Liri length = 120 km discharge = 50 m³/s (at Pontecorvo) watershed= 4,140 km² elevation= c. 1,000 m origin=Monti Simbruini mouth=Garigliano basin countries=ItalyThe Liri (Latin Liris, previously, Clanis; Greek:… … Wikipedia
