Sample Sentences & Example Usage. 1  Kurt Vonnegut, Cold Turkey: Here's what I think the truth is: We are all addicts of fossil fuels in a state of denial, about to face cold turkey. 2  David Frank: It is not hypocritical to use fossil fuels in order to try to get ourselves off of fossil fuels, particularly since this is simply unavoidable!
Lucca City Walls (Ramparts) The ancient city walls (ramparts) that completely surround the city of Lucca Italy were built in the 16th and 17th centuries. Although they were originally intended to keep out invaders, the ramparts currently help to keep out vehicles, thereby making Lucca a pedestrian friendly community.
Lucca was at the border of the Ligurian and Etruscan populations, but was inhabited primarily by Ligurians. In 180 B.C., at time when Rome controlled the entire Italian Peninsula, many Ligurians were transported to the Samnium region of ancient Italy-- a region which today includes Campania. Latini (Latins)- This Italic agricultural and pastoral tribe lived in the area of the Alban Hills, just to the south of the mouth of the Tiber river.