See also:

• ARNO (anc. Arnus)
• ARNO, ARN

ARNO (anc. Arnus)  , a See also:

• RIVER

river of See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy which rises from the See also:

• MONTE

Monte Falterona, about 25 M . E.N.E. of See also:

• FLORENCE
• FLORENCE (Ital. Firenze, Lat. Florentia)

Florence, 4265 ft. above the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea . It first runs S.S.E. through a beautiful valley, the Casentino; near See also:

• AREZZO (anc. Arretium)

Arezzo it turns W., and at Montevarchi N.N.W.; 10 m. below it forces its way through the See also:

• LIMESTONE

limestone See also:

• ROCK
• ROCK (O.Fr. rake, Sp. rota, Ital. rocca; possibly from a Lat. form rupica, from rupes, rock)
• ROCK, DANIEL (1799–187t)

rock at Incisa and 10 m. farther on, at Pontassieve, it is joined by the See also:

• SIEVE (O.E. sife, older sibi, cf. Dutch zeef, Ger. Sieb; from the subst. comes O.E. siftan, to sift)

Sieve: Thence it runs westward to Florence and through the See also:

• GORGE

gorge of Golfolina onwards to See also:

• EMPOLI

Empoli and See also:

• PISA
• PISA, COUNCIL OF (1409)

Pisa, receiving various tributaries in its course, and falls into the sea 71 M. See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west of Pisa, after a See also:

• TOTAL

total course of 155 M . In prehistoric times the river ran straight on along the valley of the See also:

• CHIANA (anc. Clanis)

Chiana and joined the See also:

• TIBER (anc. Tiberis; Ital. Tevere)

Tiber near See also:

• ORVIETO (anc. Volsinii (q.v.)

Orvieto; and there was a See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• LAKE
• LAKE, GERARD LAKE, 1ST VISCOUNT (1744-1808)

lake, the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north end of which was at Incisa and the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south at the lake of See also:

• CHIUSI (anc. Clusium)

Chiusi . The distance from Pisa to the mouth in the See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time of See also:

• STRABO (born c. 63 n.c.)

Strabo was only 22 M . TheSerchio (anc . Auser), which joined the See also:

• ARNO (anc. Arnus)
• ARNO, ARN

Arno at Pisa in See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient times, now flows into the sea independently . The Arno is navigable for See also:

• BARGES

barges as far as Florence; but it is liable to sudden floods, and brings down with it large quantities of See also:

• EARTH
• EARTH (a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Erde, Dutch aarde, Swed. and Dan. jord; outside Teutonic it appears only in the Gr. 'pq'e, on the ground; it has been connected by some etymologists with the Aryan root ar-, to plough, which is seen in
• EARTH, FIGURE OF
• EARTH, FIGURE OF THE

earth and stones, so that it requires careful regulation . The most remarkable inundations were those of 1537 and 1740; in the former See also:

• YEAR

year the See also:

• WATER

water See also:

• ROSE
• ROSE (Rosa)
• ROSE, GEORGE (1744-1818)
• ROSE, HUGH JAMES (1795—1838)
• ROSE, WILLIAM STEWART (1775-1843)

rose to 8 ft. in the streets of Florence . The valley between Incisa and Arezzo contains accumulations of fossil bones of the See also:

• DEER (O. E. rigor, dfor, a common Teutonic word, meaning a wild animal, cf. Ger. Tier, Du. dier, &c., probably from a root dhus-, to breathe)
• DEER, CHINESE

deer, See also:

• ELEPHANT

elephant, See also:

• RHINOCEROS

rhinoceros, See also:

• MASTODON (Gr. µavTos, breast, &bobs, tooth)

mastodon, See also:

• HIPPOPOTAMUS (" river-horse," Gr. lames, horse and aoraµbs, river)

hippopotamus, See also:

• BEAR
• BEAR, BLACK
• BEAR, BROWN
• BEAR, GRIZZLY
• BEAR, ISABELLINE
• BEAR, WHITE

bear, See also:

• TIGER
• TIGER (Felis tigris)

tiger, &c .