A Short History of Italy, by Henry Sedgwick
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In the year 476 an unfortunate young man, mocked with the great names of the founders of the City and of the Empire, Romulus Augustus, nicknamed Augustulus, was deposed from the throne of the Cæsars by a Barbarian general in the Imperial service, and the Roman Empire in Italy came to its end. This act was but the outward sign that the power of Italy was utterly gone, and that in the West at least the Barbarians were indisputably conquerors in the long struggle which they had carried on for centuries with the Roman Empire.That Empire, at the period of its greatness, embraced all the countries around the Mediterranean Sea; it was the political embodiment of the Mediterranean civilization. In Europe, to the northeast, it reached as far as the Rhine and the Danube; it included England. Beyond the Rhine and the Danube dwelt the Barbarians. Europe was thus divided into two parts, the civilized and the Barbarian: one, a great Latin empire which rested upon slavery, and was governed by a highly centralized bureaucracy; the other, a collection of tribes of Teutonic blood, bound together in a very simple form of society, and essentially democratic in character…
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. An easy-to-read summary of Italian history By Jim D. While this book was written in the early 1900's, its value has not lessened just because it is over a hundred years old. Once the Roman Empire had fallen, there was no entity to provide political guidance or structure to become an organized entity. While the rest of Europe was able to obtain some semblance of a political structure, the Italic boot appeared easy pickings for whoever chose to impose power as an easy tax source from the populace. This included Italians with a strong power base as well as German, French and/or Spanish royalty, necessitating an almost constant state of conflict. In addition, the papacy was a political structure of a different nature, more interested in taxing all of Europe than governing any part of Italy for the immediate benefit of the populace. The intellectuals were a third group that affected history, not in its formation to its present government, but what it and the world is today through the arts and sciences.The book has 39 chapters in chronological order, each about 10-12 pages in length. The author has the ability to briefly and comfortably blend the impact of the three groups in a presentation similar to informal lectures or conversations. Several times my intent to read `only' one chapter ended up reading several because they were short and held my interest. In my opinion, there is nothing like it or better on the market.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. A Thorough and Readable Introduction to Italian History By Gregory P. Hoadley The Italian people have always stood at the center of European history. Indeed, numerous books have been written on it--so much so that the amateur historian is left wondering where to begin.Which makes Henry Dwight Sedgwick's volume, A Short History of Italy, so invaluable. He craftily takes the reader through the many ups and downs of the Italian peninsula, all the way from the fall of the Western Roman Empire up to 1900.Throughout, Sedgwick takes his readers through the seminal events of Italian history:The decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire (its Eastern counterpart continued for another thousand years);Its conquests at the hands of the Eastern Romans (Byzantines), the Normans, and other peoples;The gradual but nearly inevitable rise of the Papacy--an institution which will be forever interlinked with Italian history;The high point of the Papacy under Innocent III (1198-1216);The intriguing ministry of Francis of Assisi;The rise of Venice as a prominent medieval power;The Renaissance in all of its outward glory in science and the arts;The slow and steady movement towards Italian nationalism, which had to overcome numerous obstacles before it finally became a reality in the 1870s;The rise of the mafia in Southern Italy and Sicily;Problems which the new Italian nation had to confront.Numerous books have been written on the above periods of Italian history, and each one is well worth the reader's time to delve into. But Sedgwick's volume covers each of these topics, and gives a bird's eye-view of how one historical period gradually led to the next.What is particularly useful is Sedgwick's usage of primary sources. Throughout, he quotes those who were there to bring the reader into the world of whichever period he is discussing.In short, one could hardly do better than this volume as an introduction to the wonders of Italian history (as a bonus, it's free on Kindle). I recommend it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. My favorite history book By jdmcox A Short History of Italy is now my favorite history book. I've been reading non-textbook history through most of my life, so this should say a lot. Henry Dwight Sedgwick, a Harvard-schooled New England lawyer, wrote it in 1905. He seems to have gained a vast knowledge of Italy's history, along with histories of countries with interests in Italy (most of Europe), and created from it an extremely well written and well thought-out 472-page history book. However, I don't think this history is for everyone. For example, Sedgwick writes (in a chapter about the years 867-962):"This incident sheds light on mediæval Rome, and on the character of thepeople with whom the Popes had to live. All the Popes, good, bad, andindifferent, whether they were struggling with the Empire on greatcosmopolitan questions, or were trying to unite Christendom againstIslam, always had to keep watch on the brutal, ignorant, bloody Romanpeople, who took no interest in great questions, and were always readyto rob, burn, and murder with or without a pretext."He treats the Catholic Church fairly, but he does call "a spade a spade", which could offend some readers.However, I love his straight, clear thinking, and his straight, clear exposition. He ties everything together with clarity and with enough completeness to make me feel that I really know the complex and interesting history of that country.
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