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The history of Italy in the Middle Ages can be roughly defined as the time between the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and the Italian Renaissance. Late antiquity in Italy lingered on into the 7th century under the Ostrogothic Kingdom and the Byzantine Empire under the Justinian dynasty, the Byzantine Papacy until the mid 8th century.
People from medieval Italy (29 C) R. Italian Renaissance (8 C, 58 P) Republic of Florence (9 C, 10 P) Medieval Rome (4 C, 26 P) S. Medieval Sardinia (2 C, 8 P)
Italy took the initiative in entering the war in spring 1915, despite strong popular and elite sentiment in favor of neutrality. Italy was a large, poor country whose political system was chaotic, its finances were heavily strained, and its army was very poorly prepared. [167] The Triple Alliance meant little either to Italians or Austrians.
From then, Italy became a patchwork of autonomous duchies and city-states only nominally tied to the Holy Roman Empire. [14] [15] Imperial Italy (outlined in red) in the 12th century. The scene was similar to that which had occurred between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor at Canossa a century earlier.
During the 11th century in northern Italy a new political and social structure emerged. In most places where communes arose (e.g. France, Britain and Flanders), they were absorbed by monarchical states. But in northern and central Italy, some medieval communes developed into independent and powerful city-states.
The Italy national football team wins its fourth FIFA World Cup in Germany. September: Italy's engagement is pivotal in the deployment of the UNIFIL peace force after the 2006 Lebanon War. December: Italian government withdraws its troops from Iraq, ending the Operation Ancient Babylon. 2008: Berlusconi's third term as prime minister begins ...
The "Fibre for Italy" project (with the participation of providers Fastweb, Vodafone, and Wind in a co-investment partnership) aims to reach 20 million people in Italy's 15 largest cities by 2015, [249] and Telecom Italia plans to connect 138 cities by 2018. [249]
Italy portal; Subcategories. This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total. ... Pages in category "Medieval Italian nobility" ... Wikipedia® is a ...