Italy

for the perfect fashionable look. This is my top ten list for the best brands of sunglasses in the world. 10. Spektre A rather young company (founded in 2009 in Milan). With many of these companies being based in Italy, it seems right to start off this list with a company based in Italy. The company designs sophisticated, colourful, and stylish sunglasses, all at the same time. This new brand has made a name for itself for casual sportswear, playful mirrored lenses,…

lasting effects on the world that help to shape it even into the modern day. It would be difficult to say who exactly had the largest influence, but ten of the best are as follows. The first figure of this group is Leonardo da Vinci, who lived in Italy and France during the mid-to-late-15th and early 16th Centuries. A well-known figure to many people, Leonardo da Vinci’s most recognised work was that in the field of art. However, he also made contributions to other fields, he was an inventor,…

scorn in our hearts.” - Benito Mussolini. A dictatorship is the absolute control of a country in governance by one individual, formally known as a dictator. Absolute control of Italy, with the formation of a totalitarian state is a perfect example of dictatorial power. Benito Mussolini was appointed the 27th prime minister of italy in 1923, and by 1925, he named himself dictator, and implemented fascism into the new Italian totalitarian government. This lead to the suppression all other…

The Colosseum is an ancient site located on Via Piazza del Colosseo in Rome, Italy. The founder and the creator of finding the arena was a Roman Emperor named Emperor Vespasian. Another word for this site was called the ‘Flavian Amphitheater’. The Colosseum starting building between 70-72 AD where it had officially opened in 80 AD by Vespasian son, Titus. The Colosseum was built for entertainment as it’s known as an amphitheater doing many things from when it was first built in 80 AD for…

In 1860 Alessandro Blasetti uses historical fiction to assist Mussolini in his effort to prop up the fascist regime of 1930s Italy. To do this Blasetti takes historical facts regarding the unification of Italy in the 1860s and contorts the history to romanticize it in such a way that manifests a strong sense of nationalism for fascist Italy. The film looks at the battles for Italian liberation from a strictly Italian perspective, hardly paying attention to the French and Austrian enemies of the…

the final project I will contrast two works of art. Starting with the literary art piece, an epic poem written by Angelo Poliziano, named Stanze per la Giostra, in 1480 Italy. The visual work being a painting by Sandra Botticelli titled The Birth of Venus. Botticelli's The Birth of Venus was painted in approximately 1485 in Italy and it carries an classical style. Using both the visual and literary outlets I will compare the theme with the mood of the works of art. Including cultural influence…

position of relative advantage over the Germany Army by the failure to contain Germany forces in Sicily. The inability of Allied Force Headquarters (AFHQ) to seize the initiative allowed the Germany leadership time to develop the withdrawal of forces to Italy. The essay will address the dysfunctional command and control of the AFHQ at the various levels of leadership which allowed an orderly withdrawal of Axis forces. It will evaluate the command and control of the Allied leadership. Assess…

In recent years, Italians and Americans are revealing the distinguishing differences between Italian cuisine in their homeland and Italian cuisine in America. Substantial recognition and pride in American immigrants from Italy reflects the “Italian” classification for both cuisines. Italian cuisine, unlike Italian-American cuisine, stems from a distinguished heritage, which utilizes freshness and quality of local ingredients to produce their best dish, while Italian-American serve their spin on…

during this time period. One big aspect of this period was humanism. Humanism was initiated by secular men of letters. Humanism began and achieved fruitarian first in Italy. Its predecessors were men like Dante and Petrarch. The fall of Constantinople in 1453 provided humanism with major boost, for many eastern scholars fled to Italy, bringing with them important books and manuscripts and tradition of Greek scholarship, but we ask our self how did the renaissance rise? The Renaissance began…

No political force in the nineteenth century was stronger than nationalism. It replaced dynastic loyalty with loyalty based on ethnic considerations. During the 1800s, Italy was comprised of many small nation-states. However, as time went on unification became a more and more prominent idea that was spread by advocates such as Giuseppe Mazzini in order to raise nationalism. It is important to note that countries have to be dreamt up before they can be real. Someone has to believe in that nation,…