History of Italy - Documentary

In this video, we look at the history of Italy from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD onwards.
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[1] Baldoli, Claudia. "A History of Italy". Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
[2] Killinger, Charles L. "The History of Italy". Greenwood Press, 2002.
[3] Lintner, Valerio. "A Traveller's History of Italy". New York : Interlink Books, 1997.
[4] Paul the Deacon. "History of the Langobards". Translated by William Dudley Foulke, Philadelphia Dept. of History, University of Pennsylvania, 1907.
[5] Lovett, Clara M., et al. "History of Italy." Encyclopedia Britannica, www.britannica.com/place/Italy/History.www.britannica.com/place/Italy/History
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[@Fireoflearning]

Correction: The individual portrayed at 43:02 is not Heinrich II but Bolesław I of Poland.

[@drin.berishaa]

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[@higginswalsan]

@@drin.berishaaHe would have to start before this video as Albanians are the true Romans

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[@cardboardcapeii4286]

EGYPT next please

[@nailil5722]

Italy has one of the richest history in the world. From the teramare people, Etruscan kingdom, Roman Empire, Papal State, Renaissance and more. I don't think there is another region that has influenced the western world so much and for so long as the Italian peninsula. The history and culture is just immense.

[@animuslite8809]

Don't forget pizza

[@michaelsilver253]

I agree with the amazing scope of the peninsula's effect on western culture- it's very hard to keep that in mind, since the last couple hundred years Italy'a influence is pretty much gone outside of luxury brands.

[@sethfrisbie3957]

@@animuslite8809 I don't really like pizza.

[@tacocruiser4238]

Egypt and China might disagree with you.

[@galanoftaa6439]

What timing. I just got back from a week long trip from Italy. As a history enthusiast it was the most amazing experience I've ever had. What an amazing history.

[@edoboss101]

As an Italian, I was waiting for this video with much excitement and am very happy to see it finally come out! Thank you!!!

[@fireofhislove3395]

I learned how to cook from an Italian.

[@vitorpereira9515]

I have Italian blood in my veins. My name is Vitor Kennedy Di Tomaso Pereira Farias and according to the DNA test, my ancestors lived in the Lombardy region in north Italy.

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[@LagunaShirogane]

​@@vitorpereira9515I got some Italian blood in me as well but its not much. Im mostly Spanish and Danish. Recently discovered that I may have Welsh blood as well aka from Wales, Great Britain.

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​@@vitorpereira9515are you that insecure that you have to use a DNA test that might be inaccurate and wrong just to know who you are ?

[@vitorpereira9515]

After years of waiting it's finally here. thank you very much fire of learning! Edit: Although Italy is a young nation, the Italian peninsula and it's people has been at the center of European history for thousands of years.

[@domenicodecaro5154]

I had never heard my city (Bari) being mentioned so often in a history documentary. It’s long been underrated.

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@@gogpoydi Yeah of course, although I’m not exactly proficient. We’re slowly losing it.

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[@iiiacu]

I've been to Bari this year, it was such a pleasant surprise! Such a beautiful city, too bad I only spent one day there

[@thefryingdutchman8795]

Six long years I've waited for this video, And you uploaded it on my birthday. Thank you so much for the years of discovery and wonder you've provided me.

[@Fireoflearning]

Happy birthday!

[@slowjoe0485]

This would be crazy long if it included all the Roman history as well, shows you just how eventful Italian history is

[@IceFox1871]

I’m so glad you still do these! I love the history of country series. You do an absolute great job with them! I know these must take time to make, you deserve much support❤!

[@florenceneri8240]

Italie est le berceaux des art et culture rzfiber❤

[@dalvik4162]

I find it interesting how the first and final ruler of Rome had the name Romulus. Likewise with eastern Rome being founded by Constantine and having its final emperor also called Constantine.

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[@bellissimo9048]

As an Italian American thank you for this video on the history of my ancestral homeland, I’ve been eagerly awaiting this video and I’m excited it’s finally here!

[@joer8954]

I’m pretty mixed. But I do have some Italian blood, from Piedmont and Sicily. Now I wonder if my family has some Germanic or Celtic blood from the north.

[@sethfrisbie3957]

@@joer8954 in the Ancient era there were Celts in Northern Italy yet they have been assimilated. I am Celto-Germano-Helelne-Fino. I am not counting the French side as Romano since they are Romanized Gauls.

[@gs7828]

@@sethfrisbie3957 What's most relevant anyway is culture. "Blood" in itself doesn't carry any behaviour or history, only culture.

[@sethfrisbie3957]

@@gs7828 I think he was going for the genetic answer.

[@familykaplan1341]

Love cosi Italiani

[@karlmaritato5857]

@fireoflearning when do you think you’ll have part 2? This was amazing!

[@princepssenatus7607]

Italy history is the envy of the world..Roma Aeterna

[@dwightbrown7777]

Great video! I get stuck going in a loop with the Roman Empire but it's so much better to keep going forward in time to see what happened next in Italy! This is very well done! Thank you.

[@garyoliver739]

History of Brazil, Japan or India please. These videos are works of art! Genuinely the best history videos you’ll find anywhere

[@JezusOfNazareth]

Italy is my favourite country I’ve been lucky enough to visit, you just feel like you’re walking through history wherever you are and the people are amazing

[@Farmer_El]

I've commented this before, but I'm going to do it again: If any of my history teachers/professors had been half as good as you in presenting material, I would have learned a whole lot more!

[@Fireoflearning]

Thank you!

[@lemontejones5220]

Finally a video about Italy I’ve waited so long for this🇮🇹

[@Numba003]

I was excited to see another long form documentary from you this morning! It made for excellent listening. Thank you very much for it. God be with you out there everybody. ✝️ :)

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I love your documentaries so much, my personal favorite history channel. Glad its back!

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Your documentaries on Nations & Peoples as well as Space & Sciences are my favorite of your content. I hope you will make them more frequently. Mexico, Mayans, Portugal, Poland, Russia, Greece, Egypt, Mali, India, China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Peru etc. You can do so much as I’m sure you know. I’m just exited that your doing these Nations & Peoples docs again.

[@familykaplan1341]

Absolutely

[@buzdug]

Hey man! When could we expect the second part of the Italy documentary? I'm reading a book about Cola di Rienzo and his try to restore the former glory of Rome, and would love to have some historical background about it, as well as to find out more about the small Italian kingdoms, Venice, Genoa and others. Cheers, great documentary, loved it!

[@FairlyFatherless]

I hate when I'm at a peace feast, vibing and drinking with the lads, and M'lord bisects the man what leads those we're making peace with. Really dampens the mood.

[@camdlewik]

Can I request Poland? You've always explained the history of countries so well! I'm polish and I'd love to learn more about my country that maybe isn't explained as well by my parents :)

[@RandomLorence]

I have no words, it's _perfect_

[@danakarymova6491]

Impatiently waiting for the second part!!! Thank you so much for these videos. I am revising history and find your videos a better alternative to textbooks. These videos are very helpful in case you don't know from what period to start the revision. Bravo!

[@brandoflores1997]

I’ve been waiting for your next addition to the your “history of” series. I almost thought you were done with the long 1 hour format videos. This honestly made my day 😌

[@aronjanssonnordberg307]

Outstanding as usual. Great to see this series coming back!

[@wyattwanders]

Literally just spent a month in Italy and am stoked to watch this. Such a freakin cool country

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Recommendations?

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You make the best documentaries. I love to listen to them while working

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[@d.c.8828]

So much information in just an hour! Well done!

[@italianlegendsandlore]

Loved it, such a great way to explain Italian History!

[@malleus9778]

This was an excellent documentary. I look forward to part 2 with great enthusiasm ❤

[@adamtrott78]

Fantastic, please make more of these type of videos, I love them! I did not know Italian history I between the fall of Rome and the renaissance very well, and now I do!

[@eagles2249]

This is so exciting. These videos are unbelievably helpful, thank you!

[@sarabarbosaa]

I’m visiting Italy in less than week, I love history and I just wanted to know a little bit more about the culture of this beautiful country. Thank you so much for the amazing video!!!

[@chris8878]

WOW I was waiting for this for so long.. love your work.. WE NEED MORE !

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Haven't even started it yet, this is a preemptive congratulations on another excellent video. Good work 🔥📖

[@lordbaldohomero]

Thanks so much for this video!!!! Glad you are back with history videos!!!!!

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You are the man, Justin This just made my day

[@EchtMartijn]

very good video, i enjoyed it a lot. kudos for having a good understanding what to focus on and actually saying there are much more in depth issues simply not covered in this telling. thank you for the upload!

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I love this video series. You do such an amazing job! Thank you

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I am so happy to see more activity on this channel ! Happy you are well :)))

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This dude does better history content than the History Channel

[@KAfNGET]

man, I bet it feels great to be an Italian. Rich history

[@timbobrn856]

BASED! Glad to see you crank these out. Love them .

[@mathieuleader8601]

fun fact we in the UK have a type of cookie called Garibaldi biscuits named for the famed Italian general which are two crackers stuffed raisins these biscuits are very tasty.

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I love ur documentarys keep up the good work!

[@ElJosher]

I can’t even imagine how much time it had to take to condense all this info in one hour video. Bravo 👏

[@Magplar]

I beg you to make a video on the history of the Catholic Church. It’d be fantastic

[@Miguel-qm2mb]

Thank you for bringing us this video Justin, I hope you aredoing just fine, and continue to make amazing videos just like these!!!

[@Fireoflearning]

Thank you!

[@Miguel-qm2mb]

@@Fireoflearning And if you can add Poland next

[@ScipioAfricanus_Chris]

So happy you did this video Justin!

[@admiralsfleet2668]

"You may have the universe, if I may have Italy" This is pretty much me playing Risk when I'm turtled up in either Australia or S.America

[@dialaskisel5929]

This video is, as your videos tend to be, awesome. Thank you for this engaging and informative look at a history that I was only partially aware of!

[@Fireoflearning]

Thank you!

[@Nobody-zn3yv]

One of the countries I recommend doing the history of is Hungary. A lot of interesting things concerning the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the invasion of the Ottoman empire.

[@Fireoflearning]

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[@rawka_7929]

Man, why did it take me so long to realise you didn't make a documentary on Italy yet? Great video so far though but tbf I'm just starting it so yeah. Also would be really nice if you could do more documentaries on smaller more underrated states and peoples. Be it Bulgaria, Romania etc. Would be really nice to spread more of the unknown countries' stories out there.

[@tylerbryant6316]

This entire series is great.

[@musicianshotsheet4806]

Very interesting and entertaining. The mention of my Dad's hometown (Gaeta) as one of the towns which somewhat defied the German emporors explains the culture there a bit. To this day, they kind of do their own thing in Gaeta.

[@Tiba41]

fantastic content! can't wait for the second part

[@tljackson7898]

When is Part 2 coming out? This is really good as always!

[@thetruthshallsetyoufree2040]

I cannot express how joyful I was when I saw this! Thank you!

[@yohey5015]

You don’t know how long I’ve been waiting for this

[@unisangalaxystudio]

Part IV - Rise of Republic of Venice - Republic of Florence to Duchy of Florence to Grand Duchy of Tuscany - Republic of Genoa to Kingdom of Sardinia - Rule Papal States - Napoleonic Italy - Revolutions of 1848 in the Italian states - Kingdom of Italy - March on Rome - Benito Mussolini - 1946 Italian institutional referendum - Current Italian Republic

[@Yo-Uncle]

I’ve been waiting patiently for the next nation video, at long last it’s finally here

[@Evan-km7jo]

Where’s part 2?

[@JPJ432]

So basically the history of Italy IS the history of Europe.

[@keyos1955]

Exactly and Half history of the world

[@NaysayKen]

All roads lead to Rome!

[@pyropulseIXXI]

it is the Germanic tribes that are the basis and history of all of Europe

[@keyos1955]

@@pyropulseIXXI Lol what? The Germanic tribes didn't count anything evem for the history of country like Germany. The only relevant Germanic tribe were the Franks and they started to be relevant knly when they got romanized in every aspect. What the Franks did was collecting the ledacy of the Romans and this brought Europe to the dark age. Then, after many years, Europe went over Renaissance, the age of discovery, the scientific revolution, etc. All those three phases started with Italy at the center of the European history. The Renaissance is an Italian thing, the age of discovery was promoted by Marco Polo experience, and Italian cartographers and started when two Italians discovered the new world. The scientific revolution was a consequence of the Humanism, birth in Italy, and was boosted by Galileo Galilei, again an Italian. Who brought the Arab numbers in Europe was again an Italian, Fibonacci. The greatest artists, scientists, explorers, cartographers, writers, where all Italians. Who do you think invented the modern music? The Italians with Opera, Piano Forte, and Violin. All the western world history is based on the history of Italy

[@depopjordans]

@@pyropulseIXXIbro forgot about the Mediterraneans

[@cipriandumitrache9340]

I was afraid you gave up on this series. Please continue, I love it!

[@treydornn8835]

This was very helpful, thanks!

[@willgibbons1733]

It's been 2 years since you made a history of a nation but it was worth the wait.

[@fighterofthenightman1057]

So happy to have HNP back. Also, love the map upgrade, Justin!

[@avranjones9980]

I missed this series!

[@hanno3389]

Back with a classic!!

[@jacktheyeager6174]

Love your content!

[@mikerotch9365]

nice video man , thanks

[@mioszmatuszczak1307]

Very captivating video, I would love to see the history of Poland here one day

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My boy FoL back with another banger!!!

[@sklingsk]

This is awesome! So glad to see the return of Nations and Peoples!

[@alexjones50]

so nice to see another one of these videos, thought you might have abadoned these.

[@Zaeyrus]

Love your videos in general, but history of nations especially! Hope you'll cover Croatia some day ;)

[@littoww]

Yeah! good times, a new Fire of Learning country doc

[@Mvane89]

Thank you for this!!

[@bee-fs3vb]

Finally!!! I found your video when I watched your byzantine history video, and I was wishing for you to make a video about another Mediterranean country/region

[@TheMati131]

It's been a while hasn't it, great vid Justin

[@Yuhyuhmuhmuh]

For the first time I've stopped to think about just how abridged this form of history is. It glosses over so much, but at the same time this video is only an hour

[@bkarnhem874]

Wow i didn't expect to see one of these again. I would love a history of the Netherlands and Greece as well, especially ancient greece. For the Netherlands i have some great sources

[@kimashitawa8113]

Can you tell me the sources?

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[@elucidator1277]

excellent video

[@thattimestampguy]

1:48 List of Nations 1:53 Thanks to the Patreon Patrons *Roman Empire* 2:26 Pax Romana *The Fall of The Roman Empire* 4:59 Rex Italia, King of Italy 5:33 Dukes Italia, Duke of Italy. 6:09 489-493 Theoderic The Ostrogoth vs Odoacer 8:48 Theoderic, Ostrogoth Roman Emperor. 9:52 The Roman Senate remained active until 603 AD. *Charlemagne* 26:10 *Norman Mercenaries* 45:47

[@JESUSISKING_CrazyHistory_Fball]

It’s out love your history of countries videos

[@ShadowSkryba]

I can't wait for part two!

[@unisangalaxystudio]

Amazing job

[@Robarm2]

11:48 Goes so hard 🥵 I've watched the entire marathon of the Roman/Byzantine histories on your channel, and was well familiar with what happened but the delivery was so good 💯 For some reason I forgot at this time period, the eastern roman empire were the direct descendants of the roman empire that was just conquered, and I was reminded in the most epic way 🥶

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I waited for new If this Kind for years. Finally 😊

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Wow, wow, wow. He's back. Finally my brother. Thank you.✌️🇺🇲

[@Mujangga]

Eccellente! Molto buon video!

[@mistervacation23]

The modern name "Italy" is derived from the Latin word "Italia," which was used by the ancient Romans to refer to the Italian Peninsula. There isn't any historical evidence to support the claim that it was originally called "hot foot."

[@medinamedinaroberto3578]

O Papa também é bem assessorado pela jornalista gaúcha Andressa Collet. orgulho para todos nós do RS.

[@colinb8623]

I'm so happy to see another history of nation and peoples documentary 😭

[@tpworldacc9163]

excited for the next video

[@neromax4424]

Viva Italia

[@aarondemiri486]

Oh my glob a top tier video on a nation I only have specific and narrow knowledge on yes please.