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Altamura (other)
Altamura is a city and commune in southern Italy. It may also refer to: * Altamura Island, in the Gulf of California, Mexico * Altamura Cathedral * Pane di Altamura, a type of bread made from the Altamura area * A.S.D. Leonessa Altamura, an Italian association football club * Altamura Man, a partially preserved fossil of the genus Homo, found near Altamura People * Altamura Painter, a classical Greek vase painter * Francesco Saverio Altamura (1822–1897), an Italian painter * Giovanni Pipino di Altamura (died 1357), Italian nobleman * Tullio Altamura (born 18 July 1924), an Italian film actor See also * Altamurana, a breed of sheep named after the town of Altamura * Altamira (other) * Elio Altramura, an Italian art director {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altamura
Altamura (, ; nap, label= Barese, Ialtamùre) is a town and ''comune'' of Apulia, in southern Italy. It is located on one of the hills of the Murge plateau in the Metropolitan City of Bari, southwest of Bari, close to the border with Basilicata. , its population amounts to 70,595 inhabitants. The city is known for its particular quality of bread called Pane di Altamura, which is sold in numerous other Italian cities. The 130,000-year-old calcified Altamura Man was discovered in 1993 in the nearby limestone cave called ''grotta di Lamalunga''. History The area of modern Altamura was densely inhabited in the Bronze Age (La Croce settlement and necropolis). The region contains some fifty tumuli. Between the 6th and the 3rd century BC a massive line of megalithic walls was erected, traces of which are still visible in some areas of the city. Ancient city The city was inhabited until around the tenth century AD. Then it was reportedly looted by Saracens. There are no reliable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altamura Island
Altamura Island ( es, Isla Altamura or ''de Altamura'') is an island of México, in the Gulf of California. It is located in the ''bahía de Santa María'', on the west coast of the state of Sinaloa, southwest of Saliaca Island, separated by an area of shallow water. It is located west of Culiacán. Its area is , and it is approximately long, while its width ranges from to . It is one of the largest private islands in the world. diccionario-geografico, p. 148 It is a barrier island with open beaches and large sand dunes. In the southern part there are intertidal zones made of silt, clay, sand and gravel; in the remaining part of the island there is coastline, as well as large dunes of sand in the northwestern part. It is part of the ''bahía de Santa María'' complex, and there is a great variety of marine life Marine life, sea life, or ocean life is the plants, animals and other organisms that live in the salt water of seas or oceans, or the brackish water of c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altamura Cathedral
Altamura Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Altamura, ''Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta''), dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Altamura, in the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, in southern Italy. Since 1986 it has been the seat of the Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, formed in that year. Previously it was the church of the territorial prelature of Altamura (from 1848, Altamura e Acquviva delle Fonti). History The church was built by will of emperor Frederick in 1232-1254. The main gate, the portal, the rose window were all on the opposite side that in today's construction, while the altar was located in the area where the main gate is now. In 1248, under pressure from Frederick, Pope Innocent IV declared Altamura exempt from the jurisdiction of the bishop of Bari, making it a "palatine" church, one of four in Apulia. Historian Domenico Santoro (1688) hypothesized that the church may occupy the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pane Di Altamura
Pane di Altamura is a type of Italian naturally leavened bread made from remilled durum wheat semola from the Altamura area of the Provincia di Bari, in the Apulia region. In 2003 ''Pane di Altamura'' was granted PDO status within Europe. By law, it must be produced according to a range of strict conditions, including using particular varieties of durum wheat (all locally produced), a certain specification of water, a consistent production method, and must also have a final crust that is at least 3 mm thick. The shape of the bread is not essential for a loaf to be certified, but there are some traditional shapes. Official production zone consists of the Comuni of: * Altamura * Gravina in Puglia * Laterza * Matera * Poggiorsini * Santeramo in colle * Spinazzola * Minervino Murge See also * Altamura * Altamura Man * Pulo di Altamura * Altamurana The Altamurana is a breed of sheep from the province of Bari, in Puglia in southern Italy. It takes its name from the to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altamura Man
The Altamura Man is a fossil of the genus ''Homo'' discovered in 1993 in a karst sinkhole in the Lamalunga Cave near the city of Altamura, Italy. Remarkably well preserved but covered in a thick layer of calcite taking the shape of cave popcorn the find was left in situ in order to avoid damage. Research during the following twenty years was based mainly on the documented on-site observations. Consequently, experts remained reluctant to agree on a conclusive age nor was there consensus on the species it belonged to. Only after a fragment of the right scapula (shoulder blade) was retrieved was it possible to produce an accurate dating of the individual, an analysis and diagnostic of its morphological features, and a preliminary paleogenetic characterization. In a 2015 paper published in the ''Journal of Human Evolution,'' it was announced that the fossil was a Neanderthal, and dating of the calcite has revealed that the bones are between 128,000 and 187,000 years old. Altamura Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altamura Painter
The Altamura Painter was a classical Greek vase painter. Today about 127 different vases are attributed to him. Many of them were different types of pottery, such as amphorae, kraters, pelikei, and many others. The Altamura Painter's pottery work is dated from 475 BC to 425 BC. He mostly painted mythical gods and goddesses, as well as ordinary people. The Altamura Painter was the stylistic "older brother" of the Niobid Painter. They worked on new techniques which gave their characters different levels of depth and space on the paintings. He worked with the style known as the red-figure technique, which was an evolution from a technique known as black–figure. Many of his vases were discovered in parts of Southern Italy. Some were also found in Athens. He worked in a workshop in Greece with the Niobid Painter and with other painters such as the Geneva Painter, the Painter of London, the Painter of Berlin Hydria Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Saverio Altamura
Francesco Saverio Altamura (5 August 1822 – 5 January 1897) was an Italian painter, known for Romantic style canvases depicting mainly historical events. Biography left, ''Medieval Marriage: Marriage of Buondelmonte'' He was born in Foggia, but moved to Naples in 1840, initially with the aim to study medicine. He was enrolled in the school of the Scolopi priests. But his interests led him to attend the Accademia di Belle Arti alongside Domenico Morelli. he also befriended Michele De Napoli. But like his friend, he became part of the protests during the insurrection of 1848. He fought in the barricades of Santa Brigida. He was briefly arrested, and condemned to death, and upon which he fled into exile in L'Aquila, then by 1850 to Florence. There he entered into the circle of artists frequenting the Caffè Michelangiolo, and the painters of the Tuscan school of the Macchiaioli. Yet Francesco's paintings, unlike those of the ''Macchiaioli'', were focused on historic and politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Pipino Di Altamura
}) (died 1357 in Altamura) was an Italian nobleman and ''condottiero''. He belonged to the ''Pipino'' noble family, which began with Giovanni Pipino da Barletta (died 1316 in Naples) and that, after just a few decades, declined. He was the count of Minervino Murge and Altamura, as well as the grandson of Giovanni Pipino da Barletta. Together with his brothers, he was well known for his violent character and arrogance towards the people he ruled over. According to sources, the brothers tried to subjugate many cities and territories of the Kingdom of Naples over the first half of the XIV century, taking advantage of the disorder and absence of power in the Kingdom of Naples which started right before the death of Robert of Anjou, king of Naples. Giovanni and his brothers did not comply with Robert's orders and, because of this and their arrogance, they were imprisoned. They managed to leave prison only after the king's death. They often changed sides: first, they fought for Andre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tullio Altamura
Tullio Altamura (born 18 July 1924) is an Italian actor, best known for his roles in Spaghetti Western, spaghetti westerns and action films in the 1960s. Life and career Born in Bologna, the son of a career officer in the Kingdom of Italy, Italian army, Altamura grew up in Rome, where he studied at the liceo classico. After having worked for some time as a freelance journalist, he started his professional acting career in the first half of 1950s. Starting from the 1960s he specialized in villain roles in genre films, in which he often adopted the stage name Tor Altmayer. Active on television from 1957 and on stage from 1961, he was also a television writer and documentarist. Filmography *''Il cardinale Lambertini'', directed by Giorgio Pàstina (1954) *''Il conte Aquila'', directed by Guido Salvini (director), Guido Salvini (1955) *''L'isola del tesoro'', directed by Anton Giulio Majano (1959) - Tv *''Ottocento'', directed by Anton Giulio Majano (1959) - Tv *''I figli di Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altamurana
The Altamurana is a breed of sheep from the province of Bari, in Puglia in southern Italy. It takes its name from the town of Altamura, in the Murge. It is of Asiatic, possibly Syrian, origin. It is raised mainly in the provinces of Bari and Foggia. It was formerly considered a triple-purpose breed, yielding meat, milk, and wool; it is now kept principally for milk production. It yields approximately 65 kg of milk per lactation, with on average 7.5% fat and 6.5% protein. The Altamurana is one of the seventeen autochthonous Italian sheep breeds for which a genealogical herdbook is kept by the Associazione Nazionale della Pastorizia, the Italian national association of sheep-breeders. In 1984 the breed population was estimated at 190,000 head. In 2012 the total number recorded for the breed was 230; it is considered to be at risk of extinction. See also * Altamura * Altamura Man * Pulo di Altamura * Pane di Altamura Pane di Altamura is a type of Italian naturally leave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altamira (other)
Altamira may refer to: People *Altamira (surname) Places *Cave of Altamira, a cave in Cantabria, Spain famous for its paintings and carving *Altamira, Pará, a city in the Brazilian state of Pará *Altamira, Huila, a town and municipality in Colombia *Altamira, Puerto Plata, a town in the Dominican Republic *Altamira Municipality, Tamaulipas, Mexico, a port city and a municipality *Altamira (Caracas) a neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela *Altamira do Maranhão, a city in the Brazilian state of Maranhão *A neighbourhood in the district of Basurto-Zorroza in Bilbao, Spain *7742 Altamira, an asteroid In business *Altamira Financial Services, a Canadian mutual fund company now part of National Bank of Canada *AltaMira Press, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group *Altamira Software, a computer software developer acquired by Microsoft in 1994 Others * ''Altamira'' (film), a 2016 film by Hugh Hudson ** ''Altamira'' (album), a 2016 soundtrack album of the film by Mark Kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
