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2 days ago · Italy, country of south-central Europe, occupying a peninsula that juts deep into the Mediterranean Sea. Italy comprises some of the most varied and scenic landscapes on Earth and is often described as a country shaped like a boot.
- History
Italy - Roman Empire, Renaissance, Unification: The Roman...
- Land
Italy - Alps, Mediterranean, Islands: To the north the Alps...
- The People
Italy - Culture, Cuisine, Regions: Italians cannot be...
- Rome
Rome, historic city and capital of Roma provincia...
- Roads, Railways, Telecoms
Italy - Roads, Railways, Telecoms: Water transport was the...
- Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing
Italy - Farming, Crops, Livestock: Like other branches of...
- Daily Life and Social Customs
Italy - Cuisine, Culture, Traditions: Since World War II,...
- The 17th-Century Crisis
Italy - Crisis, Baroque, Renaissance: The economic boom of...
- The Fascist Era
Italy - Fascism, Mussolini, Unification: The political...
- Climate
Italy - Mediterranean, Alpine, Temperate: Geographically,...
- History
2 days ago · The Roman monarchy came to an end in 509 BCE, when the last king, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, was overthrown in a popular uprising. In its place, the Romans established a new form of government known as the Roman Republic. The Roman Republic was a complex system of government that involved a number of different institutions and offices.
1 day ago · Originally only referring to the Latins, who were an Italic people from Rome itself, the Roman identity evolved into a collective geopolitical identity by late antiquity, extended to nearly every subject of a Roman emperor and encompassing vast regional and ethnic diversity.
5 days ago · Ethnolinguistic map of Italy in the Iron Age, before the Roman expansion and conquest of Italy. Latin is confined to Latium, a small region on the coast of west central Italy, hemmed in by other Italic peoples on the east and south and the powerful Etruscan civilization on the north.
2 days ago · The Byzantine Exarch of Ravennan Italy named Theophylact, between 702 and 709, originally came from Sicily. After he got promoted into the Exarchate, Theophylact marched from Sicily to Rome for unknown reasons, a decision which angered the local Roman soldiers living there, however the newly elected Pope John VI , was able to calm them down. [60]
5 days ago · Italy’s Link to Ancient Trade Routes. Italy’s location on the Mediterranean linked it with the trade routes of the ancient civilizations that developed in the region. With the rise of Rome, the Italian Peninsula became the center of a vast empire that lasted for centuries.
4 days ago · It is also a major source of tourism revenue for the Italian government. In 2018 the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill together brought in more than $63.3 million (€53.8 million), the highest revenue of any tourist attraction in Italy.
