Romandisle

English translation: Romandiola

15:36 Oct 4, 2014
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / christian astrology 1647
English term or phrase: Romandisle
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Countries ruled by Saturn.

Late Authours say he ruleth over Bavaria, Saxony, Stiria, Romandisle, Ravenna, Constantia, Ingoldstad.
Adela Porumbel
Romania
Local time: 14:40
Selected answer:Romandiola
Explanation:
In the second half of the 6th Century, the Lombards conquered most of Northern and Central Italy. But they were unable to make any headway into the territory governed by the Byzantine Exarch of Ravenna protected as it was by his own troops and by the fleet moored at Ravenna. The wide valleys and the natural barrier of the Appennines, facilitated the defense of this "exarchal island". This remained the only territory in Italy distinguished by laws, customs and an agricultural, food system based on truly Roman and Mediterranean models. This "island" assumed the name "Romandiola" , which then became Romania and, later, Romagna.

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"Saturn delights in the eastern quarter of the heaveus, and caufeth the eastern ... Bavaria, Saxony, Stiria, Romandiola, Ravenna, Conftantia, and Ingoldftadt"

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http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincia_Romandiolæ
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DLyons
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romandisle
Romandiola


Explanation:
In the second half of the 6th Century, the Lombards conquered most of Northern and Central Italy. But they were unable to make any headway into the territory governed by the Byzantine Exarch of Ravenna protected as it was by his own troops and by the fleet moored at Ravenna. The wide valleys and the natural barrier of the Appennines, facilitated the defense of this "exarchal island". This remained the only territory in Italy distinguished by laws, customs and an agricultural, food system based on truly Roman and Mediterranean models. This "island" assumed the name "Romandiola" , which then became Romania and, later, Romagna.

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Note added at 7 mins (2014-10-04 15:43:35 GMT)
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"Saturn delights in the eastern quarter of the heaveus, and caufeth the eastern ... Bavaria, Saxony, Stiria, Romandiola, Ravenna, Conftantia, and Ingoldftadt"

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Note added at 6 hrs (2014-10-04 22:09:33 GMT)
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http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincia_Romandiolæ

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 12:40
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aleksandra Kleschina: Wow, that's very interesting! I never knew this name for Romagna. By the way, shouldn't the field be "Geography" instead of "Poetry & Literature"?..
10 mins
  -> Thanks Aleksandra.

agree  Charles Davis: Exactly. It's a typo resulting from an OCR error in scanning an old book.
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Charles. The Italian wiki has an interesting article on " Provincia Romandiolæ et Exarchatus Ravennæ"
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