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Meraviglie - EP. 6 - Part 13

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

If you have ever visited Italy, you have probably run across the term pinacoteca describing a picture gallery, and wondered where it came from. You will find out in this video about a room called the "tablinum" in the Assisi domus, discovered because they wanted to build an elevator!
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Caption 42 [it]: praticamente dei quadri, appunto,
Caption 42 [en]: basically, indeed, paintings —
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Meraviglie - EP. 6 - Part 9

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

The Etruscans were influenced by other ethnic groups, particularly the Greeks. On display in the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, we find evidence of this in the terracotta objects and fine gold jewelry and precious objects dating from the period.
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Caption 33 [it]: da cui, appunto, ha preso il nome del, che l'ha ufficialmente, eh,
Caption 33 [en]: from whom, in fact, it took its name, who officially, eh,
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Meraviglie - EP. 6 - Part 8

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

We get a look at the tomb, in terracotta, of a noblewoman. The clay allows for detail, where tombs in Macco do not. We then go to Rome, to the most important Etruscan museum, where we see once again, what an important role the afterlife played in the lives (and deaths) of the Etruscans.
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Caption 59 [it]: ma di uso quotidiano, che sono stati messi appunto
Caption 59 [en]: but rather for everyday use, which were placed there specifically
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Meraviglie - EP. 6 - Part 2

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

The Etruscans were an important part of Italy's ancient history, and its lands extended for a large expanse of the peninsula. We visit Banditaccia a Cerveteri, a necropolis north of Rome.
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Caption 34 [it]: che si chiamava, appunto, Tirreno.
Caption 34 [en]: whose name was, indeed, Tyrrhenus.
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Meraviglie - EP. 5 - Part 10

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

There is a legend about the Dolomites, which has to do with a famous rose garden.
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Caption 25 [it]: che aveva un giardino segreto nel quale, appunto, fiorivano delle rose.
Caption 25 [en]: who had a secret garden in which, indeed, roses bloomed.
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Meraviglie - EP. 5 - Part 9

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Alberto Angela gives us a simplified but fascinating description of how the Alps, and the Dolomites in particular, were formed from the sea. He goes on to tell a completely different story involving the Dolomites.
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Caption 55 [it]: chiamata appunto Eisstadt, cioè città di ghiaccio.
Caption 55 [en]: called, appropriately, Eisstadt, meaning "city of ice."
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Meraviglie - EP. 5 - Part 7

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Alberto Angela explains how these wooden boards of red spruce become important parts of stringed instruments. The Dolomites are also a very unique place in terms of the land itself and how it is managed by the people who live there.
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Caption 42 [it]: e la proprietà e l'uso, appunto, collettivo di foreste e pascoli
Caption 42 [en]: and the ownership, indeed, the collective use of the woods and pastures
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Meraviglie - EP. 5 - Part 5

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Alberto Angela takes us to some of the most beautiful mountains in the world, the Dolomites. How did they become so popular? It's a fascinating story.
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Caption 46 [it]: E così sono arrivati, appunto, a metà dell'Ottocento,
Caption 46 [en]: And so they arrived, indeed, in the mid-nineteenth century,
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Meraviglie - EP. 5 - Part 3

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

The Grinzane Castle houses a Museum of Peasant Civilization. Alberto Angela shows us a huge wine press and explains how it worked.
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Caption 13 [it]: che, per secoli, c'è stata appunto tra l'uomo e il territorio.
Caption 13 [en]: that for centuries has, indeed, existed between man and the land.
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Meraviglie - EP. 4 - Part 4

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

We move from the lower basilica to the upper one, which has an entirely different feel to it. Here, we are surrounded by a show of light and color in colorful frescoes and stained-glass windows.
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Caption 17 [it]: ha un solo scopo: appunto il trionfo della luce e dei colori.
Caption 17 [en]: has just one purpose: precisely the triumph of light and color.
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Meraviglie - EP. 3 - Part 12

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

We look at Leonardo's Last Supper from close up — the details, the symbolism — but also from the refectory floor, seeing how Leonardo's genius made the fresco part of the room itself.
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Caption 14 [it]: Questa è una cosa che si nota, appunto, guardando i dettagli
Caption 14 [en]: This is something that you notice precisely by looking at the details
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Meraviglie - EP. 3 - Part 8

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

How could accounting books be so fascinating? The ones from the State Archives in Siena are veritable works of art and tell some interesting stories.
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Caption 9 [it]: chiamato [sic: chiamate], appunto, tavolette delle Biccherne - di questi grandi registri.
Caption 9 [en]: called, indeed, Biccherne tablets, for these large registers.
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Meraviglie - EP. 3 - Part 7

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

We have a look at two important medieval manuscripts in the State Archives. They are the original Constitution of the Republic of Siena. Alberto Angela gives us some fascinating facts concerning it that reaffirm how wise the rulers of that republic were.
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Caption 27 [it]: in modo tale che chiunque potesse venire e consultare appunto la Costituzione.
Caption 27 [en]: in such a way that anyone could come and indeed consult the constitution.
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Meraviglie - EP. 3 - Part 4

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Alberto Angela focuses on one of the floor inlays depicting the story of Siena according to tradition. Siena shares a city symbol with Rome.
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Caption 16 [it]: appunto uno dei figli di Remo, da cui il nome Siena.
Caption 16 [en]: precisely one of the sons of Remus, hence the name Siena.
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Meraviglie - EP. 3 - Part 1

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

We are now in the heart of Italy: Tuscany. One of the most beautiful and important cities in Tuscany is Siena with its very particular piazza.
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Caption 34 [it]: quando c'era appunto il Governo dei Nove.
Caption 34 [en]: when there was, indeed, the Rule of the Nine.
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