By 191 BC, the Via Appia was complete, reaching as far as Brindisi in present-day Puglia.

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That afternoon it poured, flooding the small roads in Brindisi, but we didn't care.

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In 1156, William of Sicily crushed a revolt against his rule, defeating the Byzantine fleet at Brindisi.

CNN: Wednesday,

It also was considered ominous that the bomb detonated the day before an anti-Mafia procession was scheduled to go through Brindisi.

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The men whisper, in a kind of awe, the exact departure times, the ports of call - Brindisi, Venice - the transit times, the names of the ships.

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The company this morning said that the Public Prosecutor of Brindisi, Italy has brought charges against certain officers of Global Solar Fund subsidiaries alleging that they have failed to comply with the necessary permitting process and building regulations for 12.7MW of PV plants in Italy.

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