What you need to know about kidney disease. If you have diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, or a family history of kidney problems, you are at risk for kidney disease. Kidney disease is serious, but if you catch it early, you can slow it down or stop it. Ask your doctor to check your kidneys.
They included settlements in Sicily and the southern part of the Italian Peninsula. The Romans called the area of Sicily and the foot of Italy, Magna Graecia (Latin, Great Greece), since it was so densely inhabited by the Greeks.The ancient geographers differed on whether the term included Sicily or merely Apulia and Calabria â Strabo being the most prominent advocate of the wider definitions.outhern Italy or Mezzogiorno (. [ËmÉddzoËdÊorno] , literally midday) is the traditional term for the southern regions of Italy, encompassing the southern section of the continental Italian Peninsula and the island of Sicily.
Italy (Italian: Italia) is a country in Southern Europe. Together with Greece, it is acknowledged as the birthplace of Western culture. Not surprisingly, it is also home to the greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world.High art and monuments are to be found everywhere around the country. From the south, in Sicily, to the north of the country Italy is full of reminders of the Roman empire. 2  In Taormina, Sicily check out the Roman theatre, with excellent views of Mt. Etna on a clear day. 3  Also in Sicily, don't miss the well-preserved mosaics at Piazza Armerina.