An image of "Italianate Landscape", created by Gaspard Dughetz (Oil on canvas, 58 x 82 cm).

An image of "Italian Landscape with SS. Giovanni e Paolo in Rome", created by Jan Asselynz (Oil on canvas, 67 x 80 cm).

An image of "Italian Landscape with the Ruins of a Roman Bridge and Aqueduct", created by Jan Asselynz (Oil on canvas, 67 x 82 cm).

An image of "Italianate Landscape with a Goat and Sheep", created by Philipp Peter Roosz (Oil on canvas, 84 x 104 cm).

An image of "Italian Landscape", created by Jacob De Heuschz (Oil on canvas, 94 x 123 cm).

An image of "Italianate River Landscape", created by Pietro Paolo Bonziz (Oil on panel, 29 x 39 cm).

An image of "Italianate Landscape with Dancing Figures", created by Cornelis Van Poelenburghz (Oil on panel, 37 x 48 cm).

An image of "Italian Park", created by Hubert Robertz (Oil on wood, 46 x 37 cm).

An image of "Italian Comedians", created by Claude Gillotz (Pen drawing).

A fairly detailed history of futurism with several long quotes from Marinetti's writings.

Take a visual tour through the sights and regions of Italy. Click on the interactive map or a photo to access detailed information from throughout the country.

"By his victory at Austerlitz and his treaty with Prussia, Napoleon became absolute arbiter of matters affecting Italy and Central Europe.

Christopher Columbus has long been exalted as a heroic figure in American history: the first explorer to establish a European presence in the New World. Americans have celebrated his arrival as far back as 1792, the 300th anniversary of...

The seven hills of Rome are shown on two maps, showing the hills and their relation to neighboring lands on the Italian peninsula. There is a brief discussion on the geographic importance of the hills.

Rome strengthens her position on the Italian peninsula, defeating her neighbors, and establishing a method of incorporating and governing colonies which she will use in her future expansion.

Read about Rome's final consolidation of all the towns on the Italian peninsula, from the Rubicon to to the Strait of Sicily. The war against Pyrrhus gives us the ironic statement of a Pyrrhic victory.

One of Rome's strengths was the way it governed the peoples it conquered. Find out the difference between the Romans, the Latins, and the Italians in terms of rights of citizenship.

Rome begins her expansion beyond the Italian peninsula with the First Punic War against Carthage. See why Carthage was such a formidable foe.

Read multicultural translations of the Declaration of Independence, including interpretation of the document by translation in languages like French, Spanish, German, and Italian. Also includes topics on individual cultures views of the...

Interactive Nolli Map introduces students to Rome and the structure of its urban form based on the work of eighteenth-century Italian architect Giambattista Nolli. Using the map engine, navigate through the city at a variety of scales,...

Find out about the theories as to how Oetzi the Iceman died over 5,300 years ago. Oetzi's remains were found in 1991 by hikers in the Italian Alps.

Report from December 2000 about scientific findings to that point about the body of Oetzi, a 5,300-year-old corpse discovered in 1991 in the Italian Alps.

A look at the arrowhead found in Oetzi, the Iceman found in the Italian Alps in 1991 who is said to have lived 5,300 years ago. Scientists and professors present theories as to how Oetzi may have spent his final days.

Find out what could likely be the birthplace and lifestyle of Oetzi, the 5,300-year-old mummy found in the Italian Alps in 1991.