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Jan 1, 753
Rome
753 B.C. Rome is founded. This marks the beginning of the Roman Kingdom. -
Jan 1, 1100
Independence of the North
Independence of the north (1100 - 1300).
Cities in the north increasingly strive for independence, establishing themselves through trade, industry and conquest. Florence, Milan and Venice emerge as leaders, with the latter becoming Europe's trade gateway to the East. These city-states switch allegiance from Holy Roman Empire and the Papacy to serve their own interests. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1559
Italian Renaissance
The Renaissance in Italy -
Paris Mob
Paris Mob storms the bastille (Starts French Revolution) -
Napolean
Napoleon and the Kingdom of Italy (1796 - 1808) -
Napoleon Becomes King
Napoleon is crowned King of Italy in Milan -
Congress of Vienna
Congress of Vienna.
Following the defeat of the Napoleonic Empire, the reactionary Congress of Vienna restores the pre-existing divisions in Europe, carving up Italy again. Rising Italian nationalism is repeatedly repressed by the Austrian Empire, but the seeds of Italian unification are sown. -
Unification
Radical Italian nationalists, Giuseppe Garibaldi and Giuseppe Mazzini, are backed by conservative monarchists, Count Camile Cavour and Victor Emmanuel II, to establish a united Italian state. Following a succession of wars, unity is declared in 1871 as the parliament is established in Rome. -
WWI
Italy enters World War I on the side of the Allies -
Democratic Republic
Italians vote to end the monarchy and make their nation a democratic republic. -
Social and Economic Unrest
Social and economic unrest (1970s).
Economic crises and widespread social unrest heightens Europe's fears of a Communist uprising in Italy. The period is characterized by terrorist attacks by opposing extremist groups.
