TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rapisarda,Philip A.
TI  - The Italian influence on Western law and culture: The Italian influence on the spread of Christianity 
AV  - CB245.R218.I835 1993 
PY  - 1993///
CY  - Baltimore, Maryland
PB  - Philip A. Rapisarda
KW  - Civilization, Western
KW  - Italian influences
KW  - Christian civilization
KW  - History
KW  - Roman law
KW  - Influence
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Italians
N1  - 1 (pages 129-131) and indexes; Book 1. The Italian influence on Western law and culture --; Book 2. The Italian influence on the spread of Christianity; BOOK ONE: IndianaTRODUCTION; PennsylvaniaRT ONE:  THE EARLY IndianaFLUENCE  --; The early formation of the Republic; PennsylvaniaRT TWO:  ROME'S LEGACY TO WESTERN LouisianaW AND CULTURE  --; The XII tables of law --; Further development of Roman law --; Cicero the father of his country law --; Theories and principles of governmental systems; PennsylvaniaRT THREE:  CHRISTOPHER ColoradoLUMBUS; PennsylvaniaRT FOUR:  RENAISSANCE; PennsylvaniaRT FIVE:  ColoradoNTRIBUTING IndianaFLUENCES  --; Marco Polo --; Petrarch; PennsylvaniaRT SIX:  LouisianaTER IndianaFLUENCES  --; Guglielmo Marconi --; Enrico Fermi --; Explosives; PennsylvaniaRT SEVEN.  OTHER IndianaFLUENCES  --; Niccolo Machiavelli --; John Cabot --; Giovanni DeVerrazano --; Amerigo Vespucci --; The calendar --; Languate; BOOK TWO:  IndianaTRODUCTION  --; Early historical influences --; The letter to Diognetus --; The edict of Milan --; Monasteries and orders --; Missions; The influence of theology --; Theology --; Theologians; Doctor of the church --; Preface to popes --; Italian Popes --; Preface to saints --; Honor roll of Italian saints --; Further details on St. Charles Borromeo --; Important early saints who were not popes --; Influences on the spread of Christianity from outside the church  --; Constantine, the first Christian Roman emperor --; Helena, mother of Constantine; 2
N2  - Rome and Italy have been in the mainstream of the evolution of Western World culture.  The student will find the fact filled pages and the bibliography an excellent collection of information.  Information from scattered sources is brought together under one cover which the student will welcome as a time saver
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