Northern Italy
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Northern Italy is a geographical and cultural region in the northern part of Italy. The Italian National Institute of Statistics defines the region as encompassing the four northwestern regions of Pie
Migration of the Lombards towards northern Italy
The University of Bologna in northern Italy, founded in 1088, is the world's oldest university in continuous operation.
The defence of the Carroccio during the battle of Legnano (1176) by Amos Cassioli (1832–1891)
San Michele Maggiore, Pavia, where almost all the kings of Italy were crowned up to Frederick Barbarossa
Italy in the Middle Ages
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The history of Italy in the Middle Ages can be roughly defined as the time between the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and the Italian Renaissance. Late antiquity in Italy lingered on into the 7t
Expansion of the Frankish Empire: Blue = realm of Pippin III in 758, Orange = expansion under Charlemagne until 814, Yellow = marches and dependencies
Castle of Itri, probably dating from Docibilis I's reign
Louis II at the capture of Bari, 871, from Houze's Atlas Universel Historique et Geographique (1850)
Medieval Kingdom of Italy, outlined in red, in the 12th and 13th centuries