The Synthesis of "Italian Wars"

Discover the Italian Wars (1494-1559), a series of conflicts that transformed Italy into a European battleground and reshaped the continent's destiny.

A conflict from 91-88 BC where Rome's Italian allies rebelled to demand the rights of citizenship, fundamentally reshaping the Italian peninsula.

A summary of the three brutal wars between the Roman Republic and the Samnites that ultimately decided the master of the Italian peninsula.

A concise overview of the Kingdom of Italy's colonial expansion, its rise under Fascism, and its lasting impact on Africa and Italy itself.

Discover the Battle of Solferino, the bloody conflict that paved the way for a unified Italy and inspired the creation of the International Red Cross.

Discover the Samnite Wars, the series of conflicts that defined the Roman Republic's rise and paved the way for its dominance over Italy.

Discover Giuseppe Garibaldi, the charismatic general and "Hero of Two Worlds" who was instrumental in the unification of Italy.

A concise overview of the three Punic Wars, the conflict that led to the fall of Carthage and established Rome as the dominant Mediterranean power.

Discover the Risorgimento, the 19th-century movement that transformed scattered states into the single nation of Italy we know today.

An overview of Benito Mussolini, the Italian dictator who founded the fascist movement, rose to power in 1922, and led Italy into World War II.