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[[Image:USS Enterprise-E in drydock.jpg|thumb|right|An Earth spacedock facility in orbit over Italy.]]
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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 the [[Mediterranean]] region of southern [[Europe]] on [[Earth]], home of the [[Italian]] people. Its national flag bore the colors green, white, and red. ({{TNG|The Last Outpost}})
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'''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 ==
 
== Geography ==
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* [[Florence]] ({{VOY|Concerning Flight}})
 
* [[Florence]] ({{VOY|Concerning Flight}})
 
* [[Genoa]] ({{VOY|Concerning Flight}})
 
* [[Genoa]] ({{VOY|Concerning Flight}})
* [[Milan (city)|Milan]] ({{TNG|Time's Arrow, Part II}})
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* [[Mantua]] ({{VOY|Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy}})
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* [[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}})
 
* [[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}})
 
* [[Siena]] ({{VOY|Scientific Method}})
 
* [[Venice]] ({{DS9|Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges}}; {{VOY|Prime Factors}})
 
* [[Venice]] ({{DS9|Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges}}; {{VOY|Prime Factors}})
:''The [[USS Trieste|USS ''Trieste'']] was named after the {{w|bathyscaphe}} ''{{w|bathyscaphe Trieste|Trieste}}''.'' (''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'')
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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.}}
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=== Hydrography ===
 
=== Hydrography ===
 
'''Oceans and seas''' : [[Mediterranean|Mediterranean Sea]], ...
 
'''Oceans and seas''' : [[Mediterranean|Mediterranean Sea]], ...
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'''Lakes''' : [[Lake Como]], ...
   
 
'''Rivers''' : [[Arno]], [[USS Rubicon|Rubicon]], ...
 
'''Rivers''' : [[Arno]], [[USS Rubicon|Rubicon]], ...
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During the [[Renaissance]], Italy was home to many of Earth's greatest thinkers and artists, including [[Galileo Galilei]] and [[Leonardo da Vinci]].
 
During the [[Renaissance]], Italy was home to many of Earth's greatest thinkers and artists, including [[Galileo Galilei]] and [[Leonardo da Vinci]].
   
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In the late 20th century, Italy joined the [[European Space Agency]]. ({{ENT|First Flight}})
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]]s during [[World War II]], but after the fall of fascism during the war, the Italian resistance played a pivotal role into allowing the restoration of a democratic government.
 
   
 
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}})
 
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}})
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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}})
 
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}})
 
== References ==
 
* {{TNG|The Last Outpost}}
 
* {{ENT|First Flight}}
 
 
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== External link ==
 
== External link ==
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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