Since I started my search in 1960's there has been a lot of interesting ways to search for family and friends. I find it very fun and interusting to do this. With my expertise in searching Church, Town, Notary archives, State and civil and also religious. I can also read the Diplomatic abbreviations. Thank you for visit and hope you bookmark this site. Send me e-mail and I try to answer all In time permitting or just sign in the Guestbook .

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Riviera, region, southern Europe, consisting of a narrow coastal strip that extends along the Mediterranean Sea from Hyères, Var Department, France, to La Spezia, Liguria region, Italy. The area is famed as a winter resort. Communities on the French Riviera, also popularly called the Côte d'Azur (Azure Coast), include Saint Tropez, Antibes, Cannes, Nice, Menton, and Monte Carlo (in the principality of Monaco). Nice and Menton are connected by three scenic highways, running one above the other, along the sheer cliffs of the Maritime Alps. The Italian Riviera is divided into the Riviera di Ponente (Coast of the Setting Sun), extending west from Genoa, and the Riviera di Levante (Coast of the Rising Sun), east of Genoa. Other noted communities on the Italian Riviera are Ventimiglia, San Remo, Portofino, Santa Margherita Ligure, and Rapallo. Protected from the cold winds of the north and east by the Maritime Alps, the Apennines, and the Ligurian Alps, the Riviera has a mild climate, resulting in the growth of such tropical fruits as the pomegranate, banana, and date and such trees as the palm.

Liguria, region, northwestern Italy, on the Gulf of Genoa (an arm of the Ligurian Sea), divided into the provinces of Genoa, Imperia, La Spezia, and Savona. The region, a mountainous, arc-shaped coastal strip, enjoys a mild climate and great natural beauty. It is a popular resort area of the Italian Riviera. Liguria is mostly agricultural; olives and grapes are produced from the groves and vineyards that cover the mountain slopes. Genoa, the regional capital, and Savona are the major industrial centers. The region was settled about the 6th century BC by the Ligurians. They were driven north and the coastal area was later colonized by the Phoenicians, Greeks, and Carthaginians. During the 2nd century BC, Liguria was conquered by the Romans. In the Middle Ages, the area passed to Piedmont (Piemonte) and Lombardy (Lombardia) while the coastal area became subject to Genoa. The Genoese remained in control until 1797, when Napoleon organized Liguria as a republic. In 1805 the republic was made part of the French Empire; in 1814 it was renamed the duchy of Genoa and transferred to the kingdom of Sardinia. Following Italian independence in 1861, Liguria became part of the kingdom of Italy. The modern borders of the region were defined by a treaty concluded after World War II. Area, about 5418 sq km (about 2092 sq mi); population (1991) 1,701,788.

Plebs, common people of ancient Rome; one of the two elements making up the Roman nation, the other being the patricians or members of the original Roman family groups. The origin of the plebs is in dispute. Some scholars believe they were persons considered to be of inferior birth who flocked to the city as employees, hangers-on, or clients of the patrician families and whose number was constantly increased by the subjugation of the surrounding cities and states. Other scholars maintain that the plebs, native to Liguria, existed at Rome from the beginning of the city and were conquered by the Sabines. During the Roman Republic (509-44BC) the plebs gradually acquired a variety of new privileges and, after a long struggle with the patricians, eventually gained access to all civil and religious offices. A new aristocracy of nobiles, based upon wealth and office and composed of both patricians and plebs, was established. Thereafter the term plebs was loosely used to denote the multitude, in opposition to the senators and the knights.

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