Italy On This Day

Angelo Moriondo - espresso machine pioneer Bar and hotel owner invented way to make coffee faster Angelo Moriondo, the man credited with in...

Giovanni Gentile – philosopher The principal intellectual spokesman for Fascism Giovanni Gentile , a major figure in Italian idealist philos...

NEW - Baldassare Cossa – Antipope The colourful career of a pirate who became a pope Baldassare Cossa, who reigned as Pope for five years u...

The colourful career of a pirate who became a pope A 1713 depiction of John XXIII by French printmaker Bernard Picart Baldassare Cossa, who ...