Italy On This Day

Garibaldi-led force suffers heavy casualties but wins important victory A depiction of the Battle of Bezzecca by the Venetian painter Felice...

Death of Marconi State funeral for engineer who was at first shunned Guglielmo Marconi, the Italian electrical engineer who is credited with...

The Great Fire of Rome City devastated by nine-day blaze Almost two thirds of the ancient city of Rome was destroyed in the Great Fire of Ro...

NEW - Angelo Morbelli - painter Artist known for socially conscious themes Angelo Morbelli, a painter who won acclaim for his socially con...