Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus was a Roman dictator during the early days of the Roman Republic, leading the Romans to defeat an Italian tribe in an unexpected victory. Surprising everyone, after 16 days of being dictator he resigned and went back to his small farm.

The Adriatic Sea is named after Adria, an ancient city located on the Italian peninsula.

The Italian bread panforte means “strong bread” in Italian.

Achates can be another word for an intimate companion. The word comes from the character of the same name from the Latin poem Aenid. He was the friend of Aeneas, the supposed ancestor of the Romans.

Naples, Italy also has the honor of being the birthplace of pizza.