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Although most of the Greek inhabitants of [[Southern Italy]] became entirely Latinized during the Middle Ages (as many ancient colonies like [[Paestum]] had already been in the 4th century BC), pockets of Greek culture and language remained and survived into modern times. This is due to the fact that the migration routes between southern Italy and the Greek mainland never entirely ceased to exist. |
Although most of the Greek inhabitants of [[Southern Italy]] became entirely Latinized during the Middle Ages (as many ancient colonies like [[Paestum]] had already been in the 4th century BC), pockets of Greek culture and language remained and survived into modern times. This is due to the fact that the migration routes between southern Italy and the Greek mainland never entirely ceased to exist. |
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Thus, for example, Greeks sought refuge in the region in the 16th and 17th centuries in reaction to the conquest of the Peloponnese by the Ottoman Turks, especially after the fall of Coroni (1534). The Greeks from [[Koroni|Coroni]] - the so-called Coronians - belonged to the nobility and brought with them substantial movable property. They were granted special privileges and given tax exemptions. Another part of the Greeks that moved to Italy came from the Mani region of the Peloponnese. The [[Maniots]] were known for their proud military traditions and for their bloody vendettas (another portion of these Greeks moved to Corsica; cf. the Corsican vendettas).{{fact |
Thus, for example, Greeks sought refuge in the region in the 16th and 17th centuries in reaction to the conquest of the Peloponnese by the Ottoman Turks, especially after the fall of Coroni (1534). The Greeks from [[Koroni|Coroni]] - the so-called Coronians - belonged to the nobility and brought with them substantial movable property. They were granted special privileges and given tax exemptions. Another part of the Greeks that moved to Italy came from the Mani region of the Peloponnese. The [[Maniots]] were known for their proud military traditions and for their bloody vendettas (another portion of these Greeks moved to Corsica; cf. the Corsican vendettas).{{fact}} |
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When the [[Italian Fascists]] gained power in 1922, they persecuted the Greek-speakers in Italy.<ref>[https://minorityrights.org/minorities/greek-speakers/ Minority Rights Group International - Italy - Greek-speakers]</ref><ref name="Managing and Developing Communities, Festivals and Events">{{cite book |author=Alan Clarke |editor=Allan Jepson |title=Managing and Developing Communities, Festivals and Events|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=A-wYDAAAQBAJ|year=2015 |page=137 |publisher= Palgrave Macmillan |isbn=978-1137508539}}</ref> Today the Italian Greek is included in [[UNESCO]]'s [[Red Book of Endangered Languages]].<ref name="Managing and Developing Communities, Festivals and Events"/> |
When the [[Italian Fascists]] gained power in 1922, they persecuted the Greek-speakers in Italy.<ref>[https://minorityrights.org/minorities/greek-speakers/ Minority Rights Group International - Italy - Greek-speakers]</ref><ref name="Managing and Developing Communities, Festivals and Events">{{cite book |author=Alan Clarke |editor=Allan Jepson |title=Managing and Developing Communities, Festivals and Events|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=A-wYDAAAQBAJ|year=2015 |page=137 |publisher= Palgrave Macmillan |isbn=978-1137508539}}</ref> Today the Italian Greek is included in [[UNESCO]]'s [[Red Book of Endangered Languages]].<ref name="Managing and Developing Communities, Festivals and Events"/> |