An introduction to the history and culture of Italian immigrants and their descendants in California from 1687 to the present. Shows how the people, industries, and neighborhoods of an area change over time. Includes a virtual exhibit...

This site explains how the Platonic tradition was revived in Italian Renaissance humanism. It presents an analysis of Ancient Greece and Plato's thought, and then describes how his ideas were adapted to fit humanistic teaching. It also...

This page recounts the Canadian role in the Italian Campaign. Quotes, French translation, and pictures are available here.

This photo album shows the Italians as they lived in the Kootenays in Victorian days. They are seen here building the CPR, mining and going about their lives.

This University of St. Andrews page offers a good biography on Luca Valerio, an Italian mathematician and teacher of rhetoric.

Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Italians. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges, etc. (Note: Content...

Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Italian Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)

An online easy to use Italian picture dictionary. Selections can be made by typing in the word you wish to look up or you can choose a category.

This site offers a 24-lesson online course in basic Italian, a guide to essential phrases, a section on Italian for business, and travel and news features.

Per favore consider learning a new language. Discover new Italian phrases and vocabulary commonly used. Practice with the learning games included.

Brush up on your Italian vocabulary by learning the words then playing a game to see how well you remember them.

A line drawing of an Italianate house is labeled with features that set this style apart. The text elaborates on the details of the style.

Some Italians came to British Columbia during the gold rush and the building of the CPR. They began to arrive in earnest beginning in 1898 to build the B.C. Southern Railway. They suffered from prejudice from English-speaking Europeans....

Learn about the rich and varied history of Italian people who in Texas. The pillars of Italian cultural identity in Texas have been principally food, faith, and family.

The page by the American Kennel Club provides facts, breed standards, and video on the Italian Greyhound.

Many of the early works in the paintings collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum are altarpieces and fragments of altarpieces made for Italian churches. They were placed above altars and served as the focal point of the Mass. Churches in...

This collection uses primary sources to explore the rise of Italian Fascism and its influence on Europe including Adolf Hitler. Set includes an overview, primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide.

Learn about painting in the Italian gold-ground style.

This is an introductory course teaching the basics of the Italian language. You'll learn some basic expressions that you will find very useful in everyday interactions, such as greeting people, introducing yourself and some very useful...

The Royal British Columbia Museum discusses the role that Italians played in shaping the province. Italian workers were instrumental with the gold rush, with coal mines and with the construction of the railroad. The Italian Community...

This historical website includes information about the Italian Reparti d'assalto (Assault Units) of the First World War, the most elite force in the Italian Army.

Play this web game and learn new Italian vocabulary words while providing free rice to hungry people around the world through the United Nations World Food Program.

Eleven images of the sculpture located in the Galleria Borghese in Italy are displayed here for your viewing. Text is in Italian, however the images are wonderful.

Avanti! Step Right Up to a whole new way to learn Italian! In this activity kids practice their knowledge pf Italian vocabulary by playing an all-time favorite carnival game. Translate 10 words correctly and take home a prize!