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Ogni epoca segna una rinascita. Il nostro patrimonio artistico deve rimanerne fonte di memoria. Docente di Museologia e Museografia presso la Scuola di Specializzazione in Beni
Storico-Artistici dell’Università degli Studi di Udine. Ha orientato tutta la sua attività alla tutela
delle opere d’arte, attraverso la strutturazione di progetti che hanno saputo porre in dialogo Università, Soprintendenze, Musei, enti pubblici e privati. Nel 2017/2018 ha curato l’importante mostra “Rivoluzione Galileo” al Palazzo del Monte della Pietà di Padova.
E’ impegnato nella ricerca tecnico-scientifica in ambito storico artistico, a tutela dell’importante e immenso patrimonio artistico italiano. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at
Campana del campanile di Monte di Pietà a Udine
Una campana a slancio in Sib3 fusa da Giacomo de Calderari di Bormio nel 1616. A causa dello spazio ridotto in cella la campana non riesce ad oscillare completamente quindi viene suonata solo a rintocchi.
Gradisca d'Isonzo
Quattro sono i periodi di Gradisca: il quattrocento veneto, il Seicento austriaco, l'Ottocento asburgico e il Novecento italiano. Concepita dalla Repubblica di Venezia come baluardo contro le incursioni turche, che in Friuli erano furiose e frequenti, fu edificata dagli architetti della Serenissima come un borgo fortificato con strade larghe che si intersecano ad angolo retto (per facilitare le manovre dei soldati) e che vanno a formare un tessuto edilizio regolare, suddiviso in compatti isolati di case. L'edilizia civile quattrocentesca è andata perduta. Del periodo più antico di Gradisca restano la Casa dei Provveditori veneti (ora sede dell'Enoteca Regionale) e il Palazzo del fisco (chiamato anche Palazzo Coassini), edificato tra il 1479 e l'83, che in facciata presenta alterazioni recenti. Tra la seconda metà del XVI sec. e il primo quarto del XVII è da situare Palazzo Strassoldo, prototipo per numerose altre dimore nobiliari edificate a Gradisca nel corso del Sei-Settecento. Il governo dei principi di Eggenberg (1647-1717) è il periodo d'oro di Gradisca, che conosce un notevole sviluppo economico, civile, demografico ed urbanistico. Muta dunque l'aspetto anche dal punto di vista edilizio, con il borgo fortificato d'origine tardo-quattrocentesca che si trasforma in cittadella residenziale dall'aspetto signorile. Tra il 1650 e il 1750 sono edificati quasi tutti i palazzetti nobiliari che ancora oggi caratterizzano il centro storico. Entro la fine del XVII sec. erano probabilmente già terminati Casa de' Portis, Casa de' Salamanca, Casa Wassermann, e uno degli edifici più importanti della cittadina, Palazzo de' Comelli-Stuckenfeld, severo e massiccio, che prende in prestito da Palazzo Strassoldo l'impaginato della facciata. Nei decenni successivi sorgono altre dimore nobiliari come Casa de' Brumatti, Casa Spangher e Casa Ciotti: con le ultime due si entra nel Settecento. Sono tutte costruzioni chiuse e compatte, con un bel portale rustico sulla facciata, il cui stile si rifà al tardomanierismo e al barocco veneziano.
Ma qui siamo in provincia, al chiuso di una fortezza: il che spiega l'aspetto un po' severo, sdrammatizzato sicuramente da due ciàcole in osteria, e il livello un po' più basso rispetto ai grandi modelli veneziani - anche se sin troppo alto rispetto agli standard costruttivi friulani dell'epoca. Oltre ai palazzetti nobiliari, il centro storico si arricchisce, durante il capitanato di Francesco Uldarico della Torre (1656-95), di due edifici, su iniziativa pubblica: la Loggia dei mercanti, pensata come luogo d'incontro della nobiltà locale e poi divenuta punto di riferimento della classe mercantile, e il Palazzo del Monte di Pietà, costruito per contrastare l'usura praticata dagli ebrei. La prima si trova di fronte al Palazzo dei Provveditori e presenta al piano terra una graziosa loggia con tre archi bugnati; il secondo, imponente, ha un elegante portale sovrastato da un baldacchino dentro cui campeggia una scultura barocca raffigurante la Pietà. Durante il governo del Della Torre prese forma anche Palazzo Torriani (1710-30), la residenza gradiscana della casata nobiliare, splendida villa suburbana che sta tra il palazzo di città e la dimora di campagna. L'edificio, ora sede del municipio, è senz'altro il più importante di Gradisca: d'ispirazione palladiana, può esser letto come avamposto della cultura veneta nel Friuli orientale.
Notevoli sono inoltre Casa Toscani, con un imponente portale rustico appena ingentilito dal balconcino con ringhiera, Palazzo de Fin-Patuna, di sensibilità già rococò, e comunque transalpina, e Palazzo Lottieri, la cui facciata è la ristrutturazione del precedente assetto quattrocentesco. Nel 1863, con l'abbattimento di un tratto delle mura difensive, Gradisca si apre al verde del parco, alla piana friulana, liberandosi dell'ossessione militare. La Spianata, centro della vita sociale della cittadina, attraeva i forestieri, nell'800, con parate militari di austriaci a cavallo e concerti della Società Filarmonica. Dopo la guerra sorsero i caffè di tradizione asburgica.
Passeggiando lungo il tracciato delle mura venete, che furono studiate da Leonardo da Vinci, si contano sei torrioni possenti e due porte: Porta Nuova e Porta del Soccorso. All'interno delle mura si trova il Castello, il cui nucleo principale è rappresentato dal Palazzo del Capitano. Per quanto riguarda infine gli edifici religiosi, sono da visitare il Duomo dalla bella facciata barocca e la Chiesa dell'Addolorata, costruita alla fine del Quattrocento.
Places to see in ( Imola - Italy )
Places to see in ( Imola - Italy )
Imola is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, located on the river Santerno, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. The town is traditionally considered the western entrance to the historical region Romagna. The city is most noted as the home of the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari which formerly hosted the Formula One San Marino Grand Prix (the race was named after the nearby independent republic of San Marino, as Monza already hosted the Italian Grand Prix), and the deaths of Formula One drivers Ayrton Senna (Brazilian) and Roland Ratzenberger (Austrian) at the circuit during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. The death of Senna (three-times world champion) was an event that shocked the sporting world and led to heightened Formula One safety standards.
The city was anciently called Forum Cornelii, after the Roman dictator L. Cornelius Sulla, who founded it about 82 BC. The town was an agricultural and trading centre, famous for its ceramics. The name Imola was first used in the 7th century by the Lombards, who applied it to the fortress (the present Castellaccio, the construction of which is attributed to the Lombard Clefi), whence the name passed to the city itself. According to Paul the Deacon, Imola was in 412 the scene of the marriage of Ataulf, King of the Visigoths, to Galla Placidia, daughter of Emperor Theodosius the Great. In the Gothic War (535–552), and after the Lombard invasion, it was held alternately by the Byzantines and barbarians.
Alot to see in Imola such as :
Rocca Sforzesca (Sforza Castle), built under the reign of Girolamo Riario and Caterina Sforza. Now houses a Cinema d'Estate which shows films in July and August. It also is the location of the world-famous International Piano Academy Incontri col Maestro, founded in 1989 by Franco Scala.
Palazzo Tozzoni (Tozzoni's Mansion), built between 1726 and 1738 by the architect Domenico Trifogli, civic art museum since 1981.
Duomo (cathedral), dedicated to San Cassiano. Erected from 1187 to 1271, it was repeatedly restored in the following centuries, until a large renovation was held in 1765–1781. The façade dates to 1850.
Convento dell'Osservanza, including the church of San Michele from 1472, to which later a convent with two cloisters was added. It houses a sarcophagus of Lucrezia Landriani (1496), mother of Caterina Sforza. The interior has a nave and an aisles, finished in 1942; it houses a fresco attributed to Guidaccio da Imola (1472). In the apse is a Byzantine-style crucifix from the 15th century. The first cloister, dating to 1590, had originally 35 frescoes of stories of St. Francis, 15 of which went lost. In the garden annexed to the church is a precious Pietà in terracotta of late-15th century Bolognese or Faenza school.
The Acque Minerali Park, located next to Santerno river, on the hills of the city. The park was created in the beginning of the 20th century; the discovery of the mineral water occurred in 1830
The Tozzoni Park, located on a big hilly area on the side of the city; it became a public area in 1978. The Tozzoni family bought the park in 1882 and used it as a hunting reserve, naming it Parco del Monte (Italian: Park of the Mountain).
Other buildings include the Farsetti and the Communal palaces. In the latter is a fresco representing Clement VII and Charles V (1535) passing through the city. The public library was established in 1747 by the Conventual Padre Setti. In the 16th century, the Accademia degli Industriosi flourished.
( Imola - Italy ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Imola . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Imola - Italy
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BARI POLO DELLA GIUSTIZIA NELLA EX CASERMA MILANO CAPOZZI
RAGGIUNTA L'INTESA SULLA NUOVA SEDE DEL PALAZZO DI GIUSTIZIA DI BARI. SORGERA' NELL'EX CASERMA MILANO-CAPOZZI, ORMAI DISMESSA, IN VIA ALBEROTANZA
Restaurata l’antica Chiesa di San Marco a Montegalda
Ancora una volta la sinergia tra il Cesar, Confartigianato Vicenza ed Edilcassa Veneto, ente bilaterale di categoria, ha permesso di restituire dignità e bellezza ad un altro gioiello del nostro patrimonio artistico.
Castello di Belgioioso - Harry Potter Giornate Magiche
Video realizzato per il Castello di Belgioioso.
L’evento festival più bello d’Italia inerente al mago più conosciuto al mondo... Harry Potter!
Se avrete la possibilità di andarci, sarete catapultati in luogo magico e il divertimento sarà assicurato sia per i fan che per bambini e genitori.
Ci saranno fantastici giochi di animazione con attori, battaglie, partite di Quidditch e bancarelle con tipici prodotti della saga.
Riprese effettuate con:
-Sony A6400, ottiche 18-105 Sony e 16mm 1.4 Sigma.
-Stabilizzatore Zhyiun Crane
-Drone Dji Mavic Air
Mondovì Chiesa dei SS. Pietro e Paolo in Piazza del Moro
Piazza S. Pietro, o Piazza del Moro, punto d’incontro delle storiche Contrà Longa e Grand, è il cuore di Breo.
L’accogliente “salotto cittadino” è un concentrato di elementi tipici e simboli: l’automa del Moro, maschera monregalese del Carnevale, che batte le ore in cima alla chiesa; la conversione al barocco dell’edificio firmata da Gallo e Vittone ; il delfino della fontana, antica icona ritrovata; i portici; le meridiane sugli eleganti palazzi; la lieve pendenza di una città su un colle; e dietro l’angolo la Funicolare.
La Chiesa dei SS. Pietro e Paolo
Fu costruita intorno al 1489 per la crescente popolazione di Breo. In origine molto più piccola, a tre navate, con una facciata di mattoni e un forno pubblico, crebbe con il borgo: si arricchì del campanile nel ‘500, subì interventi nel ‘600, e nel ‘700 Francesco Gallo progettò gli ampliamenti che portarono alla struttura a croce greca con le due grandi cappelle rialzate.
A copertura, la cupola del Vittone; e sulla facciata: una scenografica scalinata, un grande affresco e lassù l’automa che dà il soprannome alla piazzetta.
La facciata
La facciata della Chiesa è caratterizzata da una scalinata monumentale in marmo verzino, iniziata nel 1780 dal lombardo Giuseppe Quadrone e completata nel 1900 dal monregalese Pietro Manzo.
La parte inferiore della facciata è di ordine dorico, quella superiore è corinzia, con l’affresco di Luigi Morgari La caduta di Simon Mago (1900). Nel 1798, in cima, viene aggiunto il Moro, l’automa che scandisce le ore in un baldacchino, oggi simbolo della città e maschera ufficiale.
L’interno e la cupola
L’interno offre una ricca testimonianza dell’arte piemontese. Tra gli affreschi: le due cappelle firmate da Luigi Morgari e Giovanni Borgna, La Strage degli Innocenti del Moncalvo e la pala absidale di Giovanni Comendu.
Per la scultura piemontese: La Pietà di Antonio Roasio e i busti bianchi dei pilastri (di Marcantonio Bruno e Giovanni Gazzano), le statue tardobarocche di San Filippo Neri e San Francesco di Sales, il Cristo Risorto e il Crocifisso sull’altare maggiore – eccellenti prove lignee policrome.
L’annosa vicenda dell’illuminazione interna venne risolta dalla complessa cupola barocca, a base ottagonale, disegnata dal torinese Bernardo Antonio Vittone, che ne tracciò il progetto senza nemmeno recarsi sul posto (di fatto conosceva bene la città): lo inviò nel giugno 1755 e ad agosto i lavori erano già terminati.
Vino in Rosa 2011
Vino in Rosa 2011. Il 6 novembre 2011 in Palazzo Kechler in centro a Udine, dodici prestigiose aziende vinicole hanno presentato assieme ad altre tante attività del settore enogastronomico, il meglio della loro produzione. L'evento è stato organizzato dalla Trattoria Al Cercjeben di Colloredo Prato, Udine.
Il Giubileo della Misericordia alla Cattedrale di S. M. Annunziata in UDINE
Visita e attraversamento della Porta Santa della Cattedrale di S. M. Annunziata in Udine.
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Ponte di Perati intro.mp4
Incredibile introduzione di Guido Aviani Fulvio del brano Ponte di Perati cantata dal Coro Monte Nero a Tribil Superiore - 08 ottobre 2011
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Test con la action cam sj4000 a Vicenza posizionata nel codino
1991 Poggio Renatico - Dalla torre del Castello Lambertini, di Renato Sgarzi
Le campane di Bologna - Santuario di S.Maria della Vita
Bologna - Via Clavature - Santuario di S.Maria della Vita
4 campane in Re4 intonate in quarto maggiore:
Re4 = Giuseppe Brighenti, 1826
Mi4 = Giuseppe Brighenti, 1826
Fa#4 = Giuseppe Brighenti, 1826
La4 = Clemente Brighenti, 1882
Il bel tempio costruito dall'Arch. G.B. Bergonzoni tra il 1687 e il 1690, fu conpletato da A.Bibbiena con l'imponente cupola. E' dedicato a S.Maria della Vita perché innalzato dalla compagnia dei Battuti che attendevano alla cura degli ammalati; infatti qui avevano i antico anche un ospedale. L'interno conserva 7 altari con opere d'arte di grande valore artistico tra cui la famosa Pietà di Nicolò dell'Arca che D'Annunzio definì l'urlo di pietra. Accanto al cupolone trovasi collocato un bel concerto di 4 piccole ma ottime campane di cui le 3 grosse fuse da Giuseppe Brighenti nel 1826 e la piccola da Clemente Brighenti nel 1882. La grossa di nota Re4, pesa 1,52 q.li ed ha un diametro di 64 cm. La mezzana di nota Mi4, pesa 1,11 q.li ed ha un diametro di 57 cm. La mezzanella di nota Fa#4, pesa 78 kg ed ha un diametro di 50 cm. La piccola di nota La4, pesa 47 kg ed ha un diametro di 43 cm.
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Passatempo a Monte Sant Angelo
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A Time to Kill
John Grisham's bestseller A Time to Kill hits the screen with incendiary force, directed by Joel Schumacher (Batman Forever, The Client). Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey and Kevin Spacey portray the principals in a murder trial that brings a small Mississippi town's racial tensions to the flashpoint. Amid a frenzy of activist marches, Klan terror, media clamor and brutal riots, an unseasoned but idealistic young attorney mounts a stirring courtroom battle for justice. The superb ensemble also includes Brenda Fricker, Oliver Platt, Charles S. Dutton, Ashley Judd, Patrick McGoohan, Chris Cooper and both Donald and Keifer Sutherland. These and other talents make A Time to Kill one ofthe year's most powerful films (Jeffrey Lyons, SNEAK PREVIEW/ABC WORLD NEWS NOW). MPAA Rating: R
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Italy (Italian: Italia [iˈtaːlja] (listen)), officially the Italian Republic (Italian: Repubblica Italiana [reˈpubblika itaˈljaːna]), is a country in Europe. Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, San Marino, and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate. With around 61 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous EU member state and the most populous country in southern Europe.
Due to its central geographic location in Europe and the Mediterranean, Italy has historically been home to a myriad of peoples and cultures. In addition to the various ancient Italian tribes and Italic peoples dispersed throughout the Italian Peninsula and insular Italy, beginning from the classical era, Phoenicians, Carthaginians and Greeks established settlements in the south of Italy, with Etruscans and Celts inhabiting the centre and the north of Italy respectively. The Italic tribe known as the Latins formed the Roman Kingdom in the 8th century BC, which eventually became a republic that conquered and assimilated its neighbours. In the first century BC, the Roman Empire emerged as the dominant power in the Mediterranean Basin and became the leading cultural, political and religious centre of Western civilisation. The legacy of the Roman Empire is widespread and can be observed in the global distribution of civilian law, republican governments, Christianity and the Latin script.
During the Early Middle Ages, Italy endured sociopolitical collapse and barbarian invasions, but by the 11th century, numerous rival city-states and maritime republics, mainly in the northern and central regions of Italy, rose to great prosperity through shipping, commerce and banking, laying the groundwork for modern capitalism. These mostly independent statelets served as Europe's main trading hubs with Asia and the Near East, often enjoying a greater degree of democracy than the larger feudal monarchies that were consolidating throughout Europe; however, part of central Italy was under the control of the theocratic Papal States, while Southern Italy remained largely feudal until the 19th century, partially as a result of a succession of Byzantine, Arab, Norman, Angevin and Spanish conquests of the region.The Renaissance began in Italy and spread to the rest of Europe, bringing a renewed interest in humanism, science, exploration and art. Italian culture flourished, producing famous scholars, artists and polymaths such as Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Galileo and Machiavelli. During the Middle Ages, Italian explorers such as Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, John Cabot and Giovanni da Verrazzano discovered new routes to the Far East and the New World, helping to usher in the European Age of Discovery. Nevertheless, Italy's commercial and political power significantly waned with the opening of trade routes that bypassed the Mediterranean. Centuries of infighting between the Italian city-states, such the Italian Wars of the 15th and 16th centuries, left the region fragmented, and it was subsequently conquered by European powers such as France, Spain and Austria.
By the mid-19th century, rising Italian nationalism and calls for independence from foreign control led to a period of revolutionary political upheaval. After centuries of foreign domination and political division, Italy was almost entirely unified in 1871, establishing the Kingdom of Italy as a great power. From the late 19th century to the early 20th century, Italy rapidly industrialised, namely in the north, and acquired a colonial empire, while the south remained largely impoverished and excluded from industrialisation, fuelling a large and influential diaspora. Despite being one of the main victors in World War I, Italy ...
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Italy (Italian: Italia [iˈtaːlja] ( listen)), officially the Italian Republic (Italian: Repubblica Italiana [reˈpubblika itaˈljaːna]), is a country in Europe. Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, San Marino, and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate. With around 61 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous EU member state and the most populous country in southern Europe.
Due to its central geographic location in Europe and the Mediterranean, Italy has historically been home to a myriad of peoples and cultures. In addition to the various ancient Italian tribes and Italic peoples dispersed throughout the Italian Peninsula and insular Italy, beginning from the classical era, Phoenicians, Carthaginians and Greeks established settlements in the south of Italy, with Etruscans and Celts inhabiting the centre and the north of Italy respectively. The Italic tribe known as the Latins formed the Roman Kingdom in the 8th century BC, which eventually became a republic that conquered and assimilated its neighbours. In the first century BC, the Roman Empire emerged as the dominant power in the Mediterranean Basin and became the leading cultural, political and religious centre of Western civilisation. The legacy of the Roman Empire is widespread and can be observed in the global distribution of civilian law, republican governments, Christianity and the Latin script.
During the Early Middle Ages, Italy endured sociopolitical collapse and barbarian invasions, but by the 11th century, numerous rival city-states and maritime republics, mainly in the northern and central regions of Italy, rose to great prosperity through shipping, commerce and banking, laying the groundwork for modern capitalism. These mostly independent statelets served as Europe's main trading hubs with Asia and the Near East, often enjoying a greater degree of democracy than the larger feudal monarchies that were consolidating throughout Europe; however, part of central Italy was under the control of the theocratic Papal States, while Southern Italy remained largely feudal until the 19th century, partially as a result of a succession of Byzantine, Arab, Norman, Angevin and Spanish conquests of the region.The Renaissance began in Italy and spread to the rest of Europe, bringing a renewed interest in humanism, science, exploration and art. Italian culture flourished, producing famous scholars, artists and polymaths such as Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Galileo and Machiavelli. During the Middle Ages, Italian explorers such as Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, John Cabot and Giovanni da Verrazzano discovered new routes to the Far East and the New World, helping to usher in the European Age of Discovery. Nevertheless, Italy's commercial and political power significantly waned with the opening of trade routes that bypassed the Mediterranean. Centuries of infighting between the Italian city-states, such the Italian Wars of the 15th and 16th centuries, left the region fragmented, and it was subsequently conquered by European powers such as France, Spain and Austria.
By the mid-19th century, rising Italian nationalism and calls for independence from foreign control led to a period of revolutionary political upheaval. After centuries of foreign domination and political division, Italy was almost entirely unified in 1871, establishing the Kingdom of Italy as a great power. From the late 19th century to the early 20th century, Italy rapidly industrialised, namely in the north, and acquired a colonial empire, while the south remained largely impoverished and excluded from industrialisation, fuelling a large and influential diaspora. Despite being one of the main victors in World War I, Italy entered a period of economic crisis and social turmoil, leading to the ...
Italy | Wikipedia audio article
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Italy
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Italy (Italian: Italia [iˈtaːlja] (listen)), officially the Italian Republic (Italian: Repubblica Italiana [reˈpubblika itaˈljaːna]), is a country in Europe. Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, San Marino, and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate. With around 61 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous EU member state and the most populous country in southern Europe.
Due to its central geographic location in Europe and the Mediterranean, Italy has historically been home to a myriad of peoples and cultures. In addition to the various ancient Italian tribes and Italic peoples dispersed throughout the Italian Peninsula and insular Italy, beginning from the classical era, Phoenicians, Carthaginians and Greeks established settlements in the south of Italy, with Etruscans and Celts inhabiting the centre and the north of Italy respectively. The Italic tribe known as the Latins formed the Roman Kingdom in the 8th century BC, which eventually became a republic that conquered and assimilated its neighbours. In the first century BC, the Roman Empire emerged as the dominant power in the Mediterranean Basin and became the leading cultural, political and religious centre of Western civilisation. The legacy of the Roman Empire is widespread and can be observed in the global distribution of civilian law, republican governments, Christianity and the Latin script.
During the Early Middle Ages, Italy endured sociopolitical collapse and barbarian invasions, but by the 11th century, numerous rival city-states and maritime republics, mainly in the northern and central regions of Italy, rose to great prosperity through shipping, commerce and banking, laying the groundwork for modern capitalism. These mostly independent statelets served as Europe's main trading hubs with Asia and the Near East, often enjoying a greater degree of democracy than the larger feudal monarchies that were consolidating throughout Europe; however, part of central Italy was under the control of the theocratic Papal States, while Southern Italy remained largely feudal until the 19th century, partially as a result of a succession of Byzantine, Arab, Norman, Angevin and Spanish conquests of the region.The Renaissance began in Italy and spread to the rest of Europe, bringing a renewed interest in humanism, science, exploration and art. Italian culture flourished, producing famous scholars, artists and polymaths such as Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Galileo and Machiavelli. During the Middle Ages, Italian explorers such as Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, John Cabot and Giovanni da Verrazzano discovered new routes to the Far East and the New World, helping to usher in the European Age of Discovery. Nevertheless, Italy's commercial and political power significantly waned with the opening of trade routes that bypassed the Mediterranean. Centuries of infighting between the Italian city-states, such the Italian Wars of the 15th and 16th centuries, left the region fragmented, and it was subsequently conquered by European powers such as France, Spain and Austria.
By the mid-19th century, rising Italian nationalism and calls for independence from foreign control led to a period of revolutionary political upheaval. After centuries of foreign domination and political division, Italy was almost entirely unified in 1871, establishing the Kingdom of Italy as a great power. From the late 19th century to the early 20th century, Italy rapidly industrialised, namely in the north, and acquired a colonial empire, while the south remained largely impoverished and excluded from industrialisation, fuelling a large and influential diaspora. Despite being one of the main victors in World War I, Italy entered a period of economic ...