History of Italy - Documentary

In this video, we look at the history of Italy from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD onwards.

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Majestic Hills
Teller of the Tales
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The Descent
Pippin the Hunchback
Rites
Lord of the Land
Intrepid
Celtic Impulse
Angevin
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The Pyre

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Buccaneer’s march
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Trieste

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Works Cited

[1] Baldoli, Claudia. "A History of Italy". Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

[2] Killinger, Charles L. "The History of Italy". Greenwood Press, 2002.

[3] Lintner, Valerio. "A Traveller's History of Italy". New York : Interlink Books, 1997.

[4] Paul the Deacon. "History of the Langobards". Translated by William Dudley Foulke, Philadelphia Dept. of History, University of Pennsylvania, 1907.

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[Fireoflearning]

Correction:

The individual portrayed at 43:02 is not Heinrich II but Bolesław I of Poland.

[nailil]

Italy has one of the richest history in the world. From the teramare people, Etruscan kingdom, Roman Empire, Papal State, Renaissance and more. I don't think there is another region that has influenced the western world so much and for so long as the Italian peninsula. The history and culture is just immense.

[edoboss]

As an Italian, I was waiting for this video with much excitement and am very happy to see it finally come out! Thank you!!!

[karlmaritato]

@fireoflearning when do you think you’ll have part 2? This was amazing!

[vitorpereira]

After years of waiting it's finally here. thank you very much fire of learning!
Edit: Although Italy is a young nation, the Italian peninsula and it's people has been at the center of European history for thousands of years.

[thefryingdutchman]

Six long years I've waited for this video, And you uploaded it on my birthday. Thank you so much for the years of discovery and wonder you've provided me.

[JezusOfNazareth]

Italy is my favourite country I’ve been lucky enough to visit, you just feel like you’re walking through history wherever you are and the people are amazing

[IceFox]

I’m so glad you still do these! I love the history of country series. You do an absolute great job with them! I know these must take time to make, you deserve much support❤!

[domenicodecaro]

I had never heard my city (Bari) being mentioned so often in a history documentary. It’s long been underrated.

[bellissimo]

As an Italian American thank you for this video on the history of my ancestral homeland, I’ve been eagerly awaiting this video and I’m excited it’s finally here!

[Original_Dalvik]

I find it interesting how the first and final ruler of Rome had the name Romulus.
Likewise with eastern Rome being founded by Constantine and having its final emperor also called Constantine.

[dwightbrown]

Great video! I get stuck going in a loop with the Roman Empire but it's so much better to keep going forward in time to see what happened next in Italy! This is very well done! Thank you.

[Numba]

I was excited to see another long form documentary from you this morning! It made for excellent listening. Thank you very much for it.
God be with you out there everybody. ✝️ :)

[slowjoe]

This would be crazy long if it included all the Roman history as well, shows you just how eventful Italian history is

[garyoliver]

History of Brazil, Japan or India please. These videos are works of art! Genuinely the best history videos you’ll find anywhere

[tljackson]

When is Part 2 coming out? This is really good as always!

[HVLLOW]

Your documentaries on Nations & Peoples as well as Space & Sciences are my favorite of your content. I hope you will make them more frequently. Mexico, Mayans, Portugal, Poland, Russia, Greece, Egypt, Mali, India, China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Peru etc. You can do so much as I’m sure you know. I’m just exited that your doing these Nations & Peoples docs again.

[lemontejones]

Finally a video about Italy I’ve waited so long for this🇮🇹

[KameroonEmperor]

I love your documentaries so much, my personal favorite history channel. Glad its back!

[deadbonetheskeleton]

You make the best documentaries. I love to listen to them while working