Italy On This Day

NEW - Lateran Treaty comes into effect When the Vatican became an independent state Benito Mussolini was helped to gain more power and any ...

When the Vatican became an independent state A map of the territory of the Vatican City, as  defined by the Lateran Treaty of 1929 Benito Mu...

Giotto Bizzarrini - auto engineer Took part in 1961 rebellion that left Ferrari on brink The automobile engineer Giotto Bizzarrini, a key f...

Carmine Crocco - soldier and brigand Bandit seen by peasants as Italy’s ‘Robin Hood’ Carmine Crocco, whose life of brigandry was driven by a...

NEW - The Siege of Mantua Eight-month blockade gave Napoleon control of northern Italy Troops led by one of Napoleon Bonaparte’s top genera...