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The coat of arms of the Visconti of Milan showing the biscione wearing a crown

The biscione[a] (English: "big grass snake"), less commonly known also as the vipera,[b] is in heraldry a charge consisting of a divine serpent in the act of giving birth to a child. It is a historic symbol of the city of Milan, used by companies based in the city.
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Biscione

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The biscione (English: "big grass snake"), less commonly known also as the vipera, is in heraldry a charge consisting of a divine serpent in the act of...

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Symbols of Milan

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Giovanni D'Anzi, which is in fact considered the hymn of the city), the biscione (in Milanese dialect el bisson), portrayed in the act of swallowing or...

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Alfa Romeo

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birthplace, the city of Milan: A red cross, from the emblem of Milan, and the biscione, a big grass snake and a child emerging from its mouth—emblem of the House...

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Basilisk

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Coat of arms, the biscione of the House of Visconti, on the Archbishops' palace in Piazza Duomo, Milan. The arms bear the initials IO.[HANNES] of Archbishop...

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Nehushtan

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has a Roman column and, on top of it, a bronze serpent donated by emperor Basil II in 1007. It may be the origin of the biscione/bissa symbol of Milan....

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Inter Milan

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often used to represent football clubs in Italy – the grass snake, called Biscione, represents Inter. The snake is a symbol for the city of Milan, appearing...

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Milan

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Union by population within city limits Outline of Italy Outline of Milan Biscione "Resident Population on 1st January: All Municipalities". I.Stat. OECD...

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List of Italian foods and drinks

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Baicoli Baxin Befanini Bensone Berlingozzo Bignolata mantovana Bisciola Biscione reggiano Biscotti (or cantucci); smaller biscotti: biscottini (or cantuccini)...

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Flag of Milan

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the Duchy of Milan used the arms of the ruling House of Visconti, the biscione, a great serpent shown devouring a Saracen. This standard greatly replaced...

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Telecinco

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channel in Spain. In 1997, Tele 5 was rebranded as Telecinco, dropping the biscione-absent flower logo seen in other Mediaset channel logos. On April 4, 1986...

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Guivre

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the Anguilla. In the 1989 film La Vouivre, the vouivre was a wood nymph. Biscione Shuker 2003, p. 16. "wyvern". Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University...

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History of Alfa Romeo

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ALFA's ties with its city of origin: on one side the Visconti serpent (the "biscione"), on the other the red cross on a white field, the medieval symbol of...

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Flag of Lombardy

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of the Duchy of Milan (the so-called Ducale, composed by quartering the Biscione and the Reichsadler), but the proposal was never discussed. The idea of...

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Walter Audisio

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Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2008. Biscione, Francesco M. (1988). "AUDISIO, Walter in "Dizionario Biografico degli...

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Duchy of Milan

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Galeazzo Visconti also obtained the license to quarter the Visconti's biscione with the imperial eagle in the new ducal flag. The duchy, as defined in...

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Alfa Romeo 145 and 146

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February 1996). "Sulla coda del "Biscione" rispunta la mitica sigla Ti" [The mythical Ti badge is back on the "Biscione's" tail]. Corriere della Sera (in...

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Alfa Romeo 155

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the National Automobile Museum of Turin "The 20 best-selling cars of the biscione". Retrieved 23 December 2020. "The Company". alfaromeo.com. Retrieved 4...

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Heraldry

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Scallop Serpent Wolfsangel Legendary Allocamelus Alphyn Amphiptere Basilisk Biscione Chollima Cockatrice Dragon Chinese Enfield Garuda Griffin/Keythong Harpy...

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Alfa Romeo 159

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2008. Retrieved 25 March 2023. "Le 20 auto più vendute nella storia del Biscione". quattroruote.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 November 2021. re (24 August...

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Genoa

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[clarification needed] The most well-known case is that of the so-called "Biscione", a development in the shape of a long snake, situated on the hills of...

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List of legendary creatures by type

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Alicante Amphisbaena Amphithere Apep/Apophis Azhi Dahaka Basilisk Bakonawa Biscione Cockatrice Dragon Drake Echidna (Greek) Fáfnir Feathered serpent Garafena...

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Palazzo Orsini Pio Righetti

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It overlooks other neighboring areas of Campo de' Fiori and Piazza del Biscione in Rome, Italy. It was beneath the courtyard of this Palace on August 8...

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Alfa Romeo in Formula One

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July 2023. Ferrari, Luca (22 February 2021). "Alfa Romeo: la storia del 'Biscione' in F1". FormulaPassion.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on...

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Alfa Romeo 147

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August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-26. "Le 20 auto più vendute nella storia del Biscione". quattroruote.it (in Italian). 22 December 2020. Retrieved 16 November...

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Pier Silvio Berlusconi

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18 May 2024. "E' pace tra Mediaset e Vivendi: i francesi usciranno dal Biscione in 5 anni". AGI. 3 May 2021. Adnkronos (14 December 2020). "Mediaset compra...

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Strategy of tension

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of revolt returns,' The Observer, 14 December 1969, p. 2. (in Italian) Biscione, Francesco M. (2020), "Strategia della tensione. Genesi e destino di un’espressione"...

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Alfa Romeo MiTo

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alfaromeopress.com. Retrieved 2008-06-20. "Le 20 auto più vendute nella storia del Biscione". quattroruote.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 November 2021. "Alfa MiTo :...

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Theatre of Pompey

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off this street, as well as in the walls of the hotel Albergo Sole al Biscione. The foundations of the theatre as well as part of the first level and...

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Visconti of Milan

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Depiction of the biscione swallowing a child, the coat of arms of the House of Visconti, on the Archbishop's palace in Piazza Duomo in Milan, Italy...

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