Full History of Italy in 5 Minutes

History of Italy This video presents a brief history of Italy, a boot-shaped country located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Chapter: 00:00 Introduction 00:27 Early History 02:18 Italian Renaissance and Unification 03:26 Liberal Italy 04:15 Fascist Italy 05:25 Italian Republic From the 9th century BC to the 6th century AD, Italy was home to various ancient tribes. In 753 BC, the Roman Kingdom was formed with the foundation of Rome city. In 509 BC, the last king was overthrown by the Romans, establishing the Roman Republic. The next centuries witnessed the Roman expansion in Italy and conquest of Western Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East. After the assassination of the Roman dictator, Julius Caesar, the Roman Republic collapsed, leading to the rise of the Roman Empire in 27 BC. In 395 AD, the empire split in two: the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire, or the Byzantine Empire. In 476 AD, the Western Roman