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    Meloria is a rocky skerry, surrounded by a shoal, off the Tuscan coast, in the Ligurian sea, 6.1 kilometres (3.8 mi) north-west of Livorno. The Meloria...
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    The Battle of Meloria was fought near the islet of Meloria in the Ligurian Sea on 5 and 6 August 1284 between the fleets of the Republics of Genoa and...
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    Formiche della Zanca (Elba) Isola dei Liscoli (Elba) Le Scole (Giglio) Meloria Shoal (Livorno) Scoglio d'Africa (Corsica Channel) Scoglio Forano (Pianosa)...
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    del Marzocco (Marzocco breakwater), to the west by the Diga della Meloria (Meloria breakwater) built in 1900, which is the straight extension of 550 meters...
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    The naval Battle of Giglio or Montecristo was a military clash between a fleet of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and a fleet of the Republic of Genoa...
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    Gherardesca after Ugolino della Gherardesca's betrayal in the battle of Meloria. There is a Orlandi Chapel in the church of Saint Francis in Pescia. History...
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    Treaty of Nymphaeum (1261) and the double victory over Pisa (Battle of Meloria (1284)) and Venice (Battle of Curzola (1298)). "The Superb", a name for...
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    land and in naval battles; notable cases of the latter are the battles of Meloria and Curzola. Members of the Genoese crossbowmen were trained and organized...
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    Lockheed Hercules C.1 crashed into the sea off the coast of Livorno by Meloria shoal, Italy, killing all 46 passengers and 6 crew. At the time it was...
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    initiators of the 1113–1115 Balearic Islands expedition. After the defeat of Meloria in 1284, the territory of the Republic gradually became more continental...
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  • events in Italy in 1241: Battle of Meloria (1241) The first Battle of Meloria took place on 3 May 1241 near Meloria islet, off Livorno, Italy. It was fought...
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    Captain of the People in Genoa and led its naval forces in the victory of La Meloria against Pisa in 1284 while Lamba won a major battle against Venetian Andrea...
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    Archipelago Capraia Elba Formiche di Grosseto Giannutri Giglio Gorgona Meloria Montecristo Palmaiola Pianosa Venetian Lagoon islands Burano Chioggia Giudecca...
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    Genoa fought victoriously against the Republic of Pisa in the Battle of Meloria for dominance over the Tyrrhenian Sea, and it was an eternal rival of Venice...
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  • Greek. Rustichello may have been captured by the Genoese at the Battle of Meloria in 1284, amid a conflict between the Republic of Genoa and the Republic...
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    Argentarola, Isola Rossa and Isolotto, in addition to the Secche della Meloria and the Secche di Vada. The Phlegraean Islands (Ischia and Procida) plus...
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    later it became a possession of the Republic of Pisa. After the battle of Meloria, the Republic of Genoa took possession of Elba, but it was regained by...
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    Meloria north end Lighthouse (Italian: Faro Nord delle Secche della Meloria) is an active lighthouse located in the Ligurian Sea, 7.5 nautical miles (13...
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    from Gallura. After Ugolino della Gherardesca's betrayal in the battle of Meloria, the House of Orlandi also began rivalries with the Gherardeschi. There...
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    in 1284 when the Pisans were defeated by the Genoese in the Battle of Meloria. The seventh floor was completed in 1319. The bell-chamber was finally...
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    USS J. M. Guffey (redirect from SS Meloria)
    Gulf Refining Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The vessel was renamed Meloria in 1926 and was scrapped at Venice, Italy, in 1935. "SS Guffey". Camden...
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  • Republic of Pisa until his defeat and capture by the Genoese at the Battle of Meloria in 1284. He served in high offices in the Venetian Republic, including...
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    remote. The crushing defeat experienced by Pisa in 1284 in the Battle of Meloria against Genoa had among its consequences the end of the Pisan rule and...
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  • Gulf of Naples. Battle of Meloria 5–6 August – A Genoese fleet led by Oberto D'Oria defeats Pisan ships near the islet of Meloria in the Ligurian Sea. Siege...
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    but Genoa had the supremacy of the Tyrrhenian Sea after the Battle of Meloria. The island returned to Pisan control under an agreement that required...
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    China (1901; also known as: Il sotterraneo della morte) I naviganti della Meloria (1902) Le meraviglie del Duemila (1907) La Bohème italiana (1909) Brioni...
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    Meloria south end Lighthouse (Italian: Faro Sud delle Secche della Meloria) is an active lighthouse located in the Ligurian Sea, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km;...
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    of Pisa until 1284, when Pisa was defeated by Genova in the Battle of Meloria. At the end of the hostilities, Lajatico came back to the Bishop of Volterra...
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    Simone. He died in 1284 when Pisa suffered a defeat in a naval battle of Meloria against the Genoans. The cemetery was only completed in 1464. The outer...
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  • [24] Secche della Meloria Tuscany 93.72 0.21 2009 43°32′55″N 10°12′27″E / 43.5485°N 10.2074°E / 43.5485; 10.2074 (Secche della Meloria) EUAP1227 [25]...
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