The history of Italy is, first of all, the history of Ancient Rome, the greatest empire of all created by man on this earth. But the history of Italy does not end with Ancient Rome, but only begins: the glorious past is replaced by an equally glorious future, in which the papal throne in the Vatican and the Holy Roman Empire, the “golden age” of the Renaissance and the great maritime power of Venice, the “invention” of opera and madness calcio. All this and much more is described in vivid language in this book.