Italy On This Day

Jacopo Sansovino – architect Death of the designer praised by Palladio Jacopo d’Antonio Sansovino, the sculptor and architect renowned for h...

Charles Forte - businessman and hotelier Multi-billion pound empire started with a single café Businessman Charles Forte - later Sir Charle...

Amalfi destroyed by tsunami Quake beneath Tyrrhenian Sea sparked killer wave The former maritime republic of Amalfi, which once had a popula...

NEW - Pope Pius IX flees Rome The day the Pope had to slip out of the side door of his palace Fearing for his own safety, Pope Pius IX left...