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    Stamira (sometimes spelled Stamura) (date of birth unknown – Ancona, 1 September 1173) was, according to a long-standing tradition, a heroic self-sacrificing...
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  • archiepiscopal see of all the Nordic countries, is consecrated. 1173 – The widow Stamira sacrifices herself in order to raise the siege of Ancona by the forces...
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    The Barony of Estamira or Stamira was a medieval Frankish fiefdom of the Principality of Achaea, located in the fertile plains of the Elis region of the...
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    Umberto Spadaro (1904-1981), actor Anna Rita Sparaciari (born 1959), fencer Stamira (died 1173), heroic self-sacrificing woman who saved the city of Ancona...
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    in battle. One of the protagonists of the siege of 1174 was the widow Stamira, who showed great courage by setting fire to the war machines of the besieger...
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    Verano. In 1877 he painted for the Earl Ragnini, a historical subject Stamira, portraying the heroine from Ancona that burned the enemy siege machines...
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  • This book especially made widely known the self-sacrifice of the widow Stamira, who had a major role in saving the city. Of this book, three copies remain:...
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    Chalandritsa, the naval command of Protocomes of Chios, and the fortresses of Stamira and Lysaria; already possessing the title of Damalà since 1334. These improved...
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    Largo Guido Mazzoni, Via Michele di Lando, Piazza Ruggero di Sicilia, Via Stamira, Via Teodolinda, Via Teodorico, Piazza Vespri Siciliani. Physicians and...
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    confusion the 93rd Infantry Regiment "Messina" and the 108th CC.NN. Legion "Stamira" managed to embark and sail to liberated Apulia in southern Italy. The...
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    implemented on 17 September 2007, using a new, second set of wires along Corso Stamira for westbound travel, in place of Corso Garibaldi. The voltage of the overhead...
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  • Venice, he besieged Ancona in 1173, but was forced to retreat; the widow Stamira, later accounted an Italian national heroine, had an important role in...
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