A Traveller's History of Italy

A Traveller's History of Italy by Lintner, Valerio. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781566565219.

The history of Italy is central to the European experience. Through the supremacy of Rome, Italy enjoyed its greatest influence, as Roman power stretched from the Atlantic to the borders of Mesopotamia, and from the Scottish Lowlands to the Sahara Desert. A Travellers History of Italy moves from Italys pre-historic and Etruscan civilizations, through the Roman Empire and the Renaissance, the creation of modern Italy, fascism and World War II, and the role of Italy in todays Europe, up to present day.