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Italian City-States of the Early Renaissance: Birthplace of the European Renaissance

By: Lorri Brown

Cumaean Sibyl – The Power of Prophecy: Mythical Priestess of the Apollonian Oracle

By: Hari Navarro

Triora – The Last Italian Witch Trial, 1587-1589: Famine, Fungus, Corruption and Inquistion in the Italian Alps

By: Hari Navarro

The Savoy Dynasty of Italy: From King Vittorio Emanuele II to King Umberto II

By: Emily Chauviere

Benito Mussolini (July 1883-April 1945): Italian Politician and Fascist

By: Jo Lamb-White

Balbo the Aviator was Admired in America: The Marshall of Italian Fascism who Captivated Chicago and Roosevelt

By: Alessandro Mastrorocco

The History of Italian Food: The Evolution of Food in Italy

By: Janice Therese Mancuso

Old Wine or Cider Press of Agarla di Breia Italy: Ancient Grindstone Ecomuseum in the Lower Valsesia of Piemonte

By: Beverly Yip

A Short History of Three Opera Venues In Italy: Sferisterio di Macerata, Teatro Carlo Felice and Teatro Alla Scala

By: Jo Lamb-White

Italian Unification and Camillo Cavour: Diplomacy and Arms Forge a Modern Italian State in the 1860s

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

St. Peter's Basilica in Rome: Construction and Historical Connections

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

How to explain Italian colonisation in Africa: Late attempts to build an Empire

By: Barry Vale

The legacy of Niccolo Machiavelli: The Italian Diplomat And Political Writer

By: Barry Vale

The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli: Niccolo Machiavelli's Desire For a United Italy

By: Barry Vale

The Luxurious Capri Island of Italy: The Posh Resort that Always Was

By: Lisa Cucciniello

Florence Italy from Past to Present: A Credit to the Medici Family

By: Lisa Cucciniello

Nicolaus Copernicus and Leonardo da Vinci: Emerging Renaissance Worldviews

By: Stephanie Cox

The Etruscan Empire: Exploring Their Origins, Expansion and Characteristics

By: Jo Lamb-White

History of Italian Language: The Development of Written Italian and a Standardised Language

By: Jo Lamb-White

Three Historical Sites in Rome: The Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and The Coliseum

By: Jo Lamb-White

Italy's Fascist Dictator: The Rise and Fall of Fascism in Italy

By: Jim Osborn

Christmas in Italy: Italian Holiday Traditions

By: Lorri Brown

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