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Not officially, but many of the southerners are 90 percent because of the Greek colonies developed there.
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Is the name pistachio italian?
Sort of. The English spelling "pistachio" does come from (old) Italian pistacchio, but the word is much older than that. The Italian word came from the Latin pistacium, which they got from the Greeks, who called it pistákion, and they got that name (along with the nuts, themselves) from the Persians, who had been cultivating them since prehistoric times.
Does greek and Italian haved similarities?
Yes, Greek and Italian languages share similarities as they both belong to the broader Indo-European language family. They also have a similar phonetic system and use the same alphabet. Additionally, both Greek and Italian have influenced each other over the centuries due to historical and cultural connections between the two regions.
What do modern day Greeks do?
it depends on what type of Greeks are you talking about
Are Greeks Roman?
No. The Greeks and the Romans are/were two different civilizations.
What is Greeks main nationality?
The main nationality of Greeks is the greek nationality.
Are Greeks and Italians similar?
No more similar than every Italian is to every other Italian.
What did Greeks use as cooking oil?
Olive oil, Greeks also extensively grew olives, and traded for Italian grapes
What three groups inhabited the Italian peninsula?
Greeks, Latins, and Etruscans
What three groups battled for early control of the Italian Peninsula?
The Latins, battled with the Greeks and the Etruscans for control of the Italian peninsula
Who are the darkest Europeans?
Italians and Greeks. Although, Italian people are the darkest Europeans.
Who established colonies on the island of Sicily and the southern Italian mainland?
The Greeks established colonies on the island of Sicily and the Latina established the southern Italian mainland
Who establish colonies on the island of Sicily and the southern Italian mainland?
The Greeks established colonies on the island of Sicily and the Latina established the southern Italian mainland
Romans defeated the Greeks in Latium?
No, there were no Greeks up in Latinum at the time Rome was emerging. The Greeks were down south around the heel and sole of the Italian peninsula's "boot" and on Sicily. The Romans conquered the Latinii who where the people in Latinum, the section of the country where Rome is located. They also had to deal with the Etruscans in and around Latinum.
Who set up colonies in the southernmost part of the Italian peninsula in ancient times?
The Greeks set up colonies in the seventh and eighth centuries. Most of the Greeks gave up their language and culture, but a few thousand speak "Griko," a dialect of Greek.
Who ruled the Italian peninsula before the Romans took over in 509 BC?
Before the Romans took over the Italian peninsula, Italy consisted of a multitude of different peoples. The main forces were the Etruscans and the Greeks, who had a foothold in the extreme south. However there were others as well, such as the Latins, the Samnites, the Gauls and the Oscans.
Is the name pistachio italian?
Sort of. The English spelling "pistachio" does come from (old) Italian pistacchio, but the word is much older than that. The Italian word came from the Latin pistacium, which they got from the Greeks, who called it pistákion, and they got that name (along with the nuts, themselves) from the Persians, who had been cultivating them since prehistoric times.
Why could the Roman empire unify their peninsula but the Greeks could not?
Rome unified the Italian peninsula first by conquest, then by offering Roman citizenship. The Greeks were established in independent city-states at rivalry with each other and in regular warfare, with shifting alliances, and so had no intention of unifying.
