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The Italian city-states were numerous political and independent territorial entities that existed in the Italian Peninsula from antiquity to the formation of the Kingdom of Italy in the late 19th century. The ancient Italian city-states were Etruscan (Dodecapolis), Latin, most famously Rome, and Greek (Magna Graecia), but also of Umbrian ...
The following is a list of the various Italian states during that period. Following the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the arrival of the Middle Ages (in particular from the 11th century ), the Italian Peninsula was divided into numerous states.
In this era, northern cities and states gained prominence over the south with their merchant republics, especially the Republic of Venice. [32] Compared to feudal and absolute monarchies, the Italian independent communes and merchant republics enjoyed relative political freedom that boosted scientific and artistic advancement. [33]
Italian city-states — of the Medieval Italy period. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. M. Maritime republics (6 C, 11 P) R.
The maritime republics (Italian: repubbliche marinare), also called merchant republics (Italian: repubbliche mercantili), were Italian thalassocratic port cities which, starting from the Middle Ages, enjoyed political autonomy and economic prosperity brought about by their maritime activities.
Medieval communes in the European Middle Ages had sworn allegiances of mutual defense (both physical defense and of traditional freedoms) among the citizens of a town or city. These took many forms and varied widely in organization and makeup.
Castello Svevo, Bari Castel del Monte, Andria Lucera Castle, Lucera Copertino Castle, Copertino Province of Bari. Castello Svevo, Bari; Conversano Castle, Conversano; Castle of Charles V, Monopoli
The Two Towers (Pio Panfili 1767) Medieval Bologna, full of towers, as imagined by modern engraver Toni Pecoraro (b. 1958, Agrigento, Sicily). The Towers of Bologna are a group of medieval structures in Bologna, Italy. The two most prominent ones remaining, known as the Two Towers, are a landmark of the city.