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La caduta di Costantinopoli nel 1453, determinò il passaggio ai Turchi del controllo delle preziose merci che giungevano in Europa dall'Asia. Nacque così in tutto il continente l'esigenza di trovare vie alternative per giungere in India e in Cina. Le nuove innovazioni e i fondamentali progressi nella navigazione e nella cartografia permisero le grandi esplorazioni compiute nel Quattrocento e Cinquecento da spagnoli e portoghesi, ma l'impresa più celebre e significativa è senza dubbio quella compiuta da Cristoforo Colombo che il 12 ottobre 1492 raggiunse il continente americano, segnando una vera e propria svolta nella storia universale, tanto da costituire per molti storici l'inizio dell'età moderna.

Lo Stato Pontificio durante il 1400 consolida il suo potere temporale su una vasta area dell'Italia centrale non senza guerre, antipapi e repentini cambi di alleanze. La sede del Papa ritorna definitivamente a Roma dopo il lungo e penoso periodo avignonese e molti dei papi più illustri non solo ricostruiscono la capitale ma diventano benefattori e propulsori della nuova cultura umanistica.

La storia del Cinquecento in Italia - il secolo del Rinascimento - è complessa, intricata, contradditoria e ricca di avvenimenti straordinari e importanti. Dalla fine del periodo di relativa pace della seconda metà del '400, si passa alle guerre d'Italia che iniziano con la calata del re francese Carlo VIII nel 1494 e che dureranno per molti decenni ancora.

When Lorenzo de Medici seized control of the Florentine Republic in 1512, he fired the Secretary to the Second Chancery of the Signoria, Niccolo Machiavelli, which set in motion a fundamental change in the way we think about politics. Suddenly finding himself without a job after 14 years of...

Tutta n'ata storia è il racconto onesto e leggero di luoghi, fatti e personaggi della storia moderna napoletana. È un manuale per studenti che vogliono solo imparare. È un libro per curiosi che si vogliono acculturare. È una guida per un'insolita visita di Napoli. È, soprattutto, un libro di Storia.

A true crime investigation into the murder of the relatives of Albert Einstein, set against the backdrop of Nazi-occupied Florence during WWII. Florence, August 1944. Fifteen miles southeast of the city, a unit of German soldiers arrive at Il Focardo, the home of Robert Einstein, first cousin of...

An acclaimed scholar tells the full, breathtaking history of Rome, from its emergence in the Iron Age to the capture of Constantinople in the thirteenth century When we think of “ancient Romans” today, many picture the toga-clad figures of Cicero and Caesar, presiding over a republic, and...

I moti del 1848 in Sicilia come pretesto per rivalse trasformistiche da parte del notabilato: in questo contesto si svolgono due efferate stragi sulle quali le autorità si affrettarono a stendere un velo di silenzio. La prima strage avvenne a Porto Empedocle, dove il maggiore Sarzana si liberò in un sol colpo di 114 detenuti, soffocandoli e bruciandoli vivi in una cella comune; la seconda ebbe luogo a Pantelleria, dove ad opera di mafiosi e proprietari furono giustiziati 15 contadini in base a pretestuose accuse.

The Italian Fascist dictator Mussolini was killed in 1945, his body exhibited upside down in Milan before an angry crowd. The repudiation by the people of the dictator who had led them to disaster was complete. But his story did not end there. The Duce continued to live on thanks to a legacy...

During the Age of Discovery a little-known public servant in the Venetian government, Giovambattista Ramusio, anonymously assembled and edited three volumes - over two million words - that revealed our world as never before. It was, to use a current expression, the biggest Wikileak of the...

Hold the glory—and infamy—of ancient Rome in the palm of your hand with this “brilliant combination of history and storytelling” (Conn Iggulden, author of the Emperor series) as it explores history’s greatest superpower, as told through humanity’s most universal object: the coin...

A beautifully thorough examination into the complicated relationship between Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici, two of the most powerful women in Renaissance Europe who shaped each other as well as the course of history. Sixteenth-century Europe was a hostile world dominated by court politics...

“This magnificent love letter to Rome” (Stephen Greenblatt) tells the story of the Eternal City through pivotal moments that defined its history—from the early Roman Republic through the Renaissance and the Reformation to the German occupation in World War Two—“an erudite history that...

The riveting history of a beautiful queen, a shocking murder, a papal trial -- and a reign as triumphant as any in the Middle Ages. On March 15, 1348, twenty-two-year-old Joanna I, Queen of Naples, stood trial for the murder of her husband before the Pope and his court in Avignon. Determined to...

Before the Romans could become masters of the Mediterranean, they had to first conquer the people of their own peninsula. This book explores the origins of Roman imperialism and the creation of Rome's early Italian empire, bringing new light and interpretations to this important but problematic period in Roman history. It explains how and why the Romans were able to expand their influence within Italy, often through the use of armed conflict, laying the foundations for their great imperial project.

The gripping story of how Sicily won its bloody war with the mafia, but succumbed to corruption, fury, and paranoia. For 150 years, the mafia—aka Cosa Nostra—controlled the island of Sicily ruthlessly. As its politicians raked off vast wealth from public funds and its racketeers leeched...

Thrust into a gripping historical survival adventure, you have one day to outsmart Renaissance Italy and stay alive. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive journey drops you into a dazzling yet unforgiving world with no luggage, no contacts, and no way home. You are not a passive...

Step into a living laboratory of Mediterranean history where cultural fusion shapes every street, market, and palace. Whether you are planning a Sicilian getaway or just escaping through a daily commute, this immersive historical journey transports you directly to a vibrant coastal crossroads...

Discover how a disastrous medieval engineering failure transformed into history’s most celebrated architectural wonder. Born from the soaring ambition of an ancient maritime republic, this flawed bell tower was built on treacherous ground. What began as a humiliating civic secret quickly...

Discover the fascinating European history behind an architectural engineering flaw that defied gravity for centuries. Perfect for your daily commute, this awe-inspiring narrative transports you to medieval Italy's bustling seaports and cutthroat rivalries. Satisfy your historical curiosity as...