During the Republic and the first centuries of the empire, Italia (which extended at the beginning from Calabria to Rubicon, starting from Augustus from Calabria to the Alps) was not a province, but rather the territory of the city of Rome, thus having a special status:[citation needed] for example, military commanders were not allowed to bring their armies within Italia, and Julius Caesar passing the Rubicon with his legions marked the start of the civil war.
The name Italia covered an area of land whose borders evolved over time. According to Strabo (Geographia, v 1), at the beginning the name indicated the land between the strait of Messina and the line connecting the gulf of Salerno and gulf of Taranto; later Italia was extended to include the whole Italian peninsula, as well as the Istrian town of Colonia Pietas Iulia (Pola); finally, Julius Caesar gave Roman citizenship to the people of the Gallia Transpadana— that part of Cisalpine Gaul that lay "beyond the Po"—, thus extending Italia up to the Alps.
With the end of the Social War (91–88 BC), Rome allowed the Italian allies to enter with full rights in the Roman society, giving the Roman citizenship to all the Italic peoples.[citation needed]
At the beginning of the Empire, Italia was a collection of territories with different statuses. Some cities, called municipii, had some independence from Rome, others, the colonies, were founded by the Romans themselves. Around 7 BC,Augustus Caesar divided Italia into eleven regiones, as reported by Pliny the Elder in his Naturalis Historia:[1]
The name Italia covered an area of land whose borders evolved over time. According to Strabo (Geographia, v 1), at the beginning the name indicated the land between the strait of Messina and the line connecting the gulf of Salerno and gulf of Taranto; later Italia was extended to include the whole Italian peninsula, as well as the Istrian town of Colonia Pietas Iulia (Pola); finally, Julius Caesar gave Roman citizenship to the people of the Gallia Transpadana— that part of Cisalpine Gaul that lay "beyond the Po"—, thus extending Italia up to the Alps.
With the end of the Social War (91–88 BC), Rome allowed the Italian allies to enter with full rights in the Roman society, giving the Roman citizenship to all the Italic peoples.[citation needed]
At the beginning of the Empire, Italia was a collection of territories with different statuses. Some cities, called municipii, had some independence from Rome, others, the colonies, were founded by the Romans themselves. Around 7 BC,Augustus Caesar divided Italia into eleven regiones, as reported by Pliny the Elder in his Naturalis Historia:[1]
Italy became a nation-state belatedly - in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL. Italy has mostly arisen from its now know capital Rome. Rome has greatly emerged to an extraordinary capital for this amazing country.
The Italian government has been a democratic republic since June 2, 1946. Its constitution became effective on January 1, 1948. During the early 1920s, Dictator Mussolini came into play. Their era of parliamentary government then came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His disastrous alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the European Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include illegal immigration, the ravages of organized crime, corruption, high unemployment, and the low incomes and technical standards of southern Italy compared with the more prosperous north.
In 572, an intensifying conflict in religion arose. This conflict was between the native Italians who supported orthodox Christianity and the Goths who created a new sacrilegious doctrine called Arainism. The Lombards (the people who started all this in the first place) were soon conquered by the Franks from the church authority. After that harmony had almost immediately prevailed.
Through what Italy has gone through they still are becoming more and more prosperous.
The Italian government has been a democratic republic since June 2, 1946. Its constitution became effective on January 1, 1948. During the early 1920s, Dictator Mussolini came into play. Their era of parliamentary government then came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His disastrous alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the European Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include illegal immigration, the ravages of organized crime, corruption, high unemployment, and the low incomes and technical standards of southern Italy compared with the more prosperous north.
In 572, an intensifying conflict in religion arose. This conflict was between the native Italians who supported orthodox Christianity and the Goths who created a new sacrilegious doctrine called Arainism. The Lombards (the people who started all this in the first place) were soon conquered by the Franks from the church authority. After that harmony had almost immediately prevailed.
Through what Italy has gone through they still are becoming more and more prosperous.