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Miniature from the Lombard Codex |
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| The Lombards, a Germanic people, invaded Italy in 572, and their king, Alboin, made Pavia his capital. Intent on settling Italy, they steadily expanded their territory in northern Italy. This page from the 11th-century Codex Legum Longobardorum shows a Lombard king. | ||||||
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| Agenzia LUISA RICCIARINI—MILANO | ||||||
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