Italy

PART 1: BIBLIOGRAPHY PAGE CATEGORY ONE: Gardens PROJECT EXAMPLE: Villa Lante- Bagnaia, Italy REFERENCES: 1."Bagnaia and the Villa Lante." Villa Lante, Bagnaia. Tourist Header Limited, n.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2014. 2. “Gardens in Italy | The Villa Lante Gardens in Bagnaia, Viterbo." Gardens in Italy | The Villa Lante Gardens in Bagnaia, Viterbo. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2014 3 .Piperno, Roberto. "Bagnaia - Villa Lante." Bagnaia - Villa Lante. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2014. CATEGORY TWO: Public Parks…

In second century Italy life all around was changing socially, economically, and politically due to war expansion. Socially, early Romans liked to think they were hardworking famers living in a society in which family mattered. People strived to be a moral member of society and liked the think of continuity of generation to generation of gilding family members. Before the Punic Wars, most families owned farms in which they depended on. Families used the labor of clients, tenants and hired…

In the second century B.C.E., Italy experienced a number of social, economic and political shifts that were largely the consequence of the Punic Wars and the rapid expansion of the Roman empire. Italy was becoming a more urban society, and strain between the social classes was worsening significantly. The wealthier upper class was able to obtain large quantities of land due to turning profits from the war and thus forced less fortunate farmers from their new lands, while war veterans returned…

The two counties, Germany and Italy, are very different from each other. Both were affected by the French Revolution, which additionally allowed Napoleon to alter the minds of different politics so political movements changed in Europe as well. Throughout the nineteenth century, both Germany and Italy had various similarities and differences that were shown throughout Europe. Starting with Italy’s history, early in the 1800s after all that happened, the people wanted to start again, which was…

In “Painting and Experience in Fifteenth Century Italy” by Michael Baxandall, he emphasizes the relationship between the patron and the artist when creating a piece of work during that time. The Patron played an important role in the creation of many pieces in public places such as churches, and many had different reasons as to why they commissioned these works of art. When an artist and patron enter an agreement, most of the time they would keep contact and had a more personal relationship(in a…

research by demonstrating the stark differences among the towns across Italy. For example, Seveso, a town in the northern region of Italy, is described as a “modest, modern town in the mixed industrial-and-farming belt” (1993, 4), but became world-famous due to an ecological disaster when a chemical plant exploded and nearly crippled the town’s economy. In another instance, Pietrapertosa, a town in the southern region of Italy, seemed to mimic the public governance of centuries in the past…

Italy was not unified as a single nation since the fall of Rome. It was final unified in the year 1861. Most of the wars to unified Italy’s nation were against Austria-Hungary and with some French interventions along the way. Guiseppe Garibaldi, an Italian general, help the troops get most of their nation. Most of the wars were fought were for power over land. There was still land that was noted as Italian but was not yet part of the nation. Some of the land that Italy view as there were some…

the unification of Italy. During the 14th century, humanism was a social movement that arose from the Renaissance, and changed the way people thought(Fieser). Francesco Petrarc, an important humanist writer, was credited for being the founder of humanism(Fieser). There was a transition from medieval life governed by the Church towards philosophical theories of humanism(Fieser). During the 1300’s in Florence Italy, people’s mentality shifted because they started enjoying Italy more and…

that Humanism spread from Italy to the rest of Europe would be by because of Northern Italy. It’s because of all the ideas like individualism, secularism, and humanism had created many people who were interested. All of these help made the people during the time because all of these ideas were considered different and unique. It also helps people realize that they don’t have to focus on the idea of God from the Dark Ages. The main reason why Humanism spread from Italy to the rest of Europe is…

On October 28, 1940, Benito Mussolini, the Prime Minister of Italy, gave Greece an ultimatum. Italy wanted Greece, who was neutral in this war, to allow Italian troops to occupy certain parts of the country. Mussolini wanted to impress Hitler. “Hitler always faces me with a fait accompli. This time I am going to pay him back in his own coin. He will find out from the papers that I have occupied Greece.” (Mussolini ¶ 5)Italy invaded before Greece had a chance to answer, but Greece was able to…