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Scattered across the area are twelve mountain pastures or "Mont" as they are called locally, (Barconcelli, Caprecolo, Casarsa, Chiarino, Deleguaggio, Forni, Fraina, Piancalada, Premaniga, Rasga, Solino, Vegessa). In the past these provided, and to a lesser extent still do provide, seasonal pasturing
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fought and defeated them and they were permanently subjected. However, Rome did not upset the rhythm, customs and traditions of their lives, but it did exact taxation and furthermore, across the centuries the imposed submission did eventually influence the Alpine populations and their societies.
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Premanesi worked as blacksmiths, coppersmiths, they crafted knives, swords and other kinds of armaments plus cutting tools and utensils. They also worked in the maritime Arsenal, but above all they worked in the factories and workshops of the city itself.
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Between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, iron and steel activities in
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