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| | Genoa Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | Genoa (Italian Genova, Genoese Zena, French Gênes, German Genua) is a city and a seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. |
 | | Genoa recovered, and allied with Pisa, gradually conquered Sardinia and Corsica from the Arabs, and in 1088 attacked Zirid strongholds on the North African coast. |
 | | Genoa was one of the “Maritime Republics” (Repubbliche Marinare), along with Venice, Pisa, and Amalfi) and trade, shipbuilding and banking helped support one of the largest and most powerful navies in the Mediterranean. |
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