'Repubbliche marinare' is an Italian equivalent of 'Maritime republics'.
The feminine noun 'repubbliche' means 'republics'. Its plural definite article is 'le' ['the'], and its plural indefinite article 'delle' ['some']. The adjective 'marinare' means 'maritime'.
Together, they're pronounced 'reh-POOB-blee-keh mah-ree-NAH-reh'.
The name is used to refer to important city-states in Italian and Dalmatian histories. The main four of these commercial and military rivals are Venice, Pisa, Genoa and Amalfi.
One explanation is that green represents hope, white represents faith and red represents charity. The Italian maritime flag has a coat of arms on it, representing the 4 seafaring republics of Italy.
Republics
In 1300 Italy was not yet a state , but a myriad of independent feudal seignories, city states, maritime republics, the States of the Church and states subject to foreign monarchies. Therefore Italy as a whole had no monopoly. The Maritime Republics of Genoa, Venice, Pisa had the monopoly of the maritime routes to the Mediterranean Eastern States, that means they had also the monopoly of the spice trade.
'Maritime republics' is an English equivalent of 'Repubbliche marinare'.The feminine noun 'repubbliche' means 'republics'. Its plural definite article is 'le' ['the'], and its plural indefinite article 'delle' ['some']. The adjective 'marinare' means 'maritime'.Together, they're pronounced 'reh-POOB-blee-keh mah-ree-NAH-reh'.The term refers to important city-states in the histories of Italia and of Dalmatia. The most powerful and significant of these commercial and military rivals are Venice, Pisa, Genoa and Amalfi.
The Crusades significantly benefited Italian port cities by boosting their trade and economic power. As European Crusaders traveled to the Holy Land, they relied on Italian merchants for supplies and transportation, leading to increased commerce. Cities like Venice, Genoa, and Pisa became vital trade hubs, establishing lucrative trade routes and gaining wealth through tariffs and shipping. This economic prosperity laid the foundation for the Italian Renaissance and the rise of powerful maritime republics.
There was no medieval republics. It was all feudal. __ The first republics were the Italian City States or communes that arose in the 11th century. Republic of Venice, Genoa, and the Hanseatic League are perfect examples of republics thriving in the Medieval era. All of Europe didn't groan under a feudal structure. Italian city states and large cities throughout the continent had thriving trade, lively debate, Universities, and more.
The "meme" for the word doge is a play on the similar word "doggie."A doge was an official, an elected chief lord, notably in Italian city-states from the 11th to 16th century, as in the "crowned republics" of Venice and Genoa.
Their are Constitutional Republics (The US is one) and Monarchy Republics (The UK is one).
R. D. Allen has written: 'Maritime marks for South Africa, including German, Italian and Dutch usages' -- subject(s): Postage stamps, Maritime postal handstamps
They were independent republics.
Central Asian Republics: Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan the transcuacasian republics: Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics