Chapter 1 Ancient Italy and the Roman Empire
\Chapter 2 Medieval Italy and the Church
\Chapter 3 The Italian Renaissance
\Chapter 4 Italy in Transition: The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
\Chapter 5 From Unification to Fascism
\Chapter 6 Italy's Modern Challenges.
Chapter 1. Ancient Italy and the Roman Empire --
Early Italy and the Founding of Rome / Dorothy Mills --
The Assassination of Julius Caesar / Plutarch --
Augustus and the Golden Age of the Roman Empire / Augustus Caesar --
Emperor Constantine and the Spread of Christianity / Don Nardo --
The Fall of the Roman Empire / Edward Gibbon --
Chapter 2. Medieval Italy and the Church --
Charlemagne Enters Rome / Harold Lamb --
The Struggle Between the Popes and the Emperors / James Walston --
Saints and Cities in Medieval Italy / Diana Webb --
Chapter 3. The Italian Renaissance --
Art and Ideas Flourish in the Italian Renaissance / Susan Fegley Osmond --
The Italian People Explore Their World / Jacob Burckhardt --
The Holy League Fights France / Francesco Guicciardini --
Political Advice for Lorenzo de Medici / Niccolo Machiavelli --
Chapter 4. Italy in Transition : The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries --
Italy in the Face of Foreign Domination / Giuliano Procacci --
Italy and the French Revolution / Raymond Grew --
Italy in the Wake of Napoleon / John A. Davis --
Chapter 5. From Unification to Fascism --
Risorgimento : Italy's Drive for Unification / Denis Mack Smith --
The Political Struggles of United Italy / Serge Hughes --
Italy Enters World War I / James Rennell Rodd --
Benito Mussolini and Italian Fascism / Jasper Ridley --
Fascism and Italy's Role in World War II / Paul Corner --
Chapter 6. Italy's Modern Challenges --
Corruption, Crime, and the Mafia / Letizia Paoli --
Italy : A Land of Immigrants / Jeff Israely --
Art Appreciation in Italy / Saskia Reilly.