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Since the [[19th century]], Italy was a nation-state whose territory encompassed the peninsula. In the [[1920s]], the [[fascism]] ideology was developed in response to the economic and social difficulties. ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}}) In the [[1940s]], Italy allied with the [[Nazi]]s during [[World War II]], but after the fall of fascism during the war, the Italian resistance played a pivotal role into allowing the restoration of a democratic government. |
Since the [[19th century]], Italy was a nation-state whose territory encompassed the peninsula. In the [[1920s]], the [[fascism]] ideology was developed in response to the economic and social difficulties. ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}}) In the [[1940s]], Italy allied with the [[Nazi]]s during [[World War II]], but after the fall of fascism during the war, the Italian resistance played a pivotal role into allowing the restoration of a democratic government. |
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+ | In [[2143]], while [[orbit]]ing Earth in the [[NX-Alpha]], waiting for a glitch in the propulsion system to be cleared up at [[Starfleet Command|Starfleet Mission Control]], [[A.G. Robinson]] noted that he saw Italy pass, several times. ({{ENT|First Flight}}) |
[[Geordi La Forge]] and [[Leah Brahms]] shared a passion for Italian food. Doctor Brahms was well known for her [[fungilli]]. ({{TNG|Booby Trap}}) |
[[Geordi La Forge]] and [[Leah Brahms]] shared a passion for Italian food. Doctor Brahms was well known for her [[fungilli]]. ({{TNG|Booby Trap}}) |
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Italy was a nation-state situated on a peninsula in the Mediterranean region of southern Europe on Earth, home of the Italian people. Its national flag bore the colors green, white, and red. (TNG: "The Last Outpost")
Geography
Cities
- Florence (VOY: "Concerning Flight")
- Genoa (VOY: "Concerning Flight")
- Milan (TNG: "Time's Arrow, Part II")
- Rome (ENT: "Babel One"; TOS: "Bread and Circuses"; TNG: "Justice"; DS9: "Let He Who Is Without Sin...", "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges")
- Siena (VOY: "Scientific Method")
- Venice (DS9: "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges"; VOY: "Prime Factors")
- The USS Trieste was named after the bathyscaphe Trieste. (Star Trek Encyclopedia)
Hydrography
Oceans and seas : Mediterranean Sea, ...
Other
- Alps, a great mountain system (DS9: "Past Tense, Part I")
- Sicily, the larger island in the Mediterranean Sea (VOY: "Concerning Flight")
- Tuscany, an Italian region (VOY: "Scientific Method")
- Vulcan, a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea (VOY: "Concerning Flight")
History
Italy's largest city, Rome was the birthplace and dominant capital city of the Roman Empire in early Earth history. (TOS: "Bread and Circuses")
During the Renaissance, Italy was home to many of Earth's greatest thinkers and artists, including Galileo Galilei and Leonardo da Vinci.
Since the 19th century, Italy was a nation-state whose territory encompassed the peninsula. In the 1920s, the fascism ideology was developed in response to the economic and social difficulties. (DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars") In the 1940s, Italy allied with the Nazis during World War II, but after the fall of fascism during the war, the Italian resistance played a pivotal role into allowing the restoration of a democratic government.
In 2143, while orbiting Earth in the NX-Alpha, waiting for a glitch in the propulsion system to be cleared up at Starfleet Mission Control, A.G. Robinson noted that he saw Italy pass, several times. (ENT: "First Flight")
Geordi La Forge and Leah Brahms shared a passion for Italian food. Doctor Brahms was well known for her fungilli. (TNG: "Booby Trap")
During the 2370s, Captain Kathryn Janeway often worked in holodeck programs set in Italy, usually working with a representation of Leonardo da Vinci. (VOY: "Concerning Flight")
References
- TNG: "The Last Outpost"
- ENT: "First Flight"
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