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[[File:USS Enterprise-E in drydock.jpg|thumb|right|An Earth spacedock facility in orbit over Italy.]]
'''Italy''' was a nation-state situated on a peninsula in southern [[Europe]]. Its national flag contained the colors green, white, and red. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Last Outpost]]")
 
   
 
'''Italy''' was a [[country]] situated on a [[peninsula]] in the [[Mediterranean]] region of southern [[Europe]] on [[Earth]], home of the [[Italian]] people. Italy's national flag was three vertical bands of green, white, and red. ({{TNG|The Last Outpost}}, {{ENT|First Flight}})
==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|USS ''Trieste'']] was named after the Italian city of Trieste.''
 
   
===Hydrography===
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== Geography ==
 
=== Cities ===
'''Oceans and seas''' : [[Mediterranean|Mediterranean Sea]], ...
 
 
* [[Florence]] ({{VOY|Concerning Flight}})
 
* [[Genoa]] ({{VOY|Concerning Flight}})
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* [[Mantua]] ({{VOY|Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy}})
 
* [[Milan, Italy|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}})
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{{bginfo|In addition, the city of {{w|Trieste}} is the namesake for the {{w|bathyscaphe}} ''{{w|bathyscaphe Trieste|Trieste}}'', after which which according to the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'' the {{USS|Trieste}} was named.}}
   
'''Rivers''' : [[Arno]], [[USS Rubicon|Rubicon]], ...
 
   
===Mountains===
 
* [[Alps]] ([[DS9]]: "[[Past Tense, Part I]]")
 
* Apennine mountains
 
   
===Other===
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=== Hydrography ===
*[[Sicily]], an island in the Mediterranean Sea ([[VOY]]: "[[Concerning Flight]]")
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'''Oceans and seas''' : [[Mediterranean|Mediterranean Sea]], ...
*[[Tuscany]], an Italian region ([[VOY]]: "[[Scientific Method]]")
 
*[[Vulcan (island)|Vulcan]], a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea ([[VOY]]: "[[Concerning Flight]]")
 
   
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'''Lakes''' : [[Lake Como]], ...
==History==
 
One of Italy's largest cities, [[Rome]] was the birthplace and dominant capital city of the [[Roman Empire]] in [[early history|early Earth history]]. ([[TOS]]: "[[Bread and Circuses]]")
 
   
 
'''Rivers''' : [[Arno]], [[USS Rubicon|Rubicon]], ...
During the Renaissance on that [[planet]], 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 [[Nazi]] during the [[World War II]].
 
:''Italy may have been part of the [[European Alliance]] since the [[20th century]], and joined the [[United Earth|United Earth government]] in the [[22nd century]].''
 
 
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 (Earth)|Starfleet Mission Control]], [[A.G. Robinson]] noted that he saw Italy pass, several times. ([[ENT]]: "[[First Flight]]")
 
 
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]]")
 
   
==Culture==
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=== Other ===
 
*[[Alps]], a great [[mountain]] system ({{DS9|Past Tense, Part I}})
* '''Arts:'''
 
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*[[Sicily]], the larger [[island]] in the Mediterranean Sea ({{VOY|Concerning Flight}})
** ''[[David (statue)|David]]'' ([[Michelangelo]])
 
 
*[[Tuscany]], an Italian region ({{VOY|Scientific Method}})
 
*[[Vulcan (island)|Vulcan]], a [[volcano|volcanic]] island in the Tyrrhenian Sea ({{VOY|Concerning Flight}})
   
 
== History ==
* '''Food:'''
 
 
Italy's largest city, [[Rome]] was the birthplace and dominant capital city of the [[Roman Empire]] in [[1st millennium BC|early Earth history]]. ({{TOS|Bread and Circuses}})
** [[Fungilli]]
 
** [[Pizza]]
 
   
 
During the [[Renaissance]], Italy was home to many of Earth's greatest thinkers and artists, including [[Galileo Galilei]] and [[Leonardo da Vinci]].
* '''Literature:'''
 
** ''[[Dante's Inferno]]'' ([[Dante]])
 
   
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In the late 20th century, Italy joined the [[European Space Agency]]. ({{ENT|First Flight}})
* '''Music:'''
 
** ''[[La bohème]]'' (Giacomo Puccini)
 
** ''[[The Four Seasons]]'' ([[Antonio Vivaldi]])
 
** ''[[Rigoletto]]'' ([[Giuseppe Verdi]])
 
** ''[[Rondine al nido]]'' (Vincenzo de Crescenzo)
 
   
 
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}})
==Italians==
 
* [[Dante|Durante degli Alighieri (Dante)]]
 
* [[Leonardo da Vinci]]
 
* [[Galileo Galilei]]
 
* [[Michelangelo]]
 
* [[Giuseppe Verdi]]
 
* [[Antonio Vivaldi]]
 
:''The [[SS Vico|SS ''Vico'']] was named after the Italian philosopher [[Wikipedia:Giambattista Vico|Giambattista Vico]].''
 
   
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[[Geordi La Forge]] and [[Leah Brahms]] shared a passion for Italian food. Doctor Brahms was well known for her [[fungilli]]. ({{TNG|Booby Trap}})
==References==
 
* [[TNG]]:
 
** "[[The Last Outpost]]"
 
* [[ENT]]:
 
** "[[First Flight]]"
 
   
 
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}})
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==External links==
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== External link ==
*{{wikipedia|Italy}}
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* {{wikipedia}}
   
[[Category:Earth nation-states]]
 
 
[[de:Italien]]
 
[[de:Italien]]
 
[[fr:Italie]]
 
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[[it:Italia]]
 
[[nl:Italië]]
 
[[nl:Italië]]
 
[[Category:Earth countries]]

Revision as of 17:54, 23 May 2014

USS Enterprise-E in drydock

An Earth spacedock facility in orbit over Italy.

Italy was a country situated on a peninsula in the Mediterranean region of southern Europe on Earth, home of the Italian people. Italy's national flag was three vertical bands of green, white, and red. (TNG: "The Last Outpost", ENT: "First Flight")

Geography

Cities

In addition, the city of Trieste is the namesake for the bathyscaphe Trieste, after which which according to the Star Trek Encyclopedia the USS Trieste was named.


Hydrography

Oceans and seas : Mediterranean Sea, ...

Lakes : Lake Como, ...

Rivers : Arno, Rubicon, ...

Other

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.

In the late 20th century, Italy joined the European Space Agency. (ENT: "First Flight")

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")

External link