The Barletta Gauntlet: A Victory That Forged the Italian Soul 5 Surprising Truths About Italy’s Most Famous Duel When we picture a knightly duel, we often imagine a grand spectacle of chivalry fought for national honor—a clear-cut battle of good versus evil. In Italian history, no event captures this romantic image better than the “Challenge […]
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The Contested Island | From the Fall of Rome to Italian Unification (476 AD – 1860) When we think of Sicily, images of sun-drenched coastlines, ancient ruins, and incredible food often come to mind. It’s a world-renowned destination, a jewel of the Mediterranean. But beneath this idyllic surface lies a history far more complex and
5 Unexpected Turns That Forged Medieval Italy When we think of the Middle Ages, the image that often comes to mind is one of a static, dark, and uniform era—a long interlude between the grandeur of Rome and the splendor of the Renaissance. The historical reality of the Italian peninsula, however, was far more complex
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