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Skip one movie with button: >>|, replay with button: |<< or list all with button: = Italy's capital Rome, has for centuries been the leading political and religious centre of Western civilisation, serving as the capital of both the Roman Empire and Christianity. Italy produced many notable scholars, artists, and polymaths such as Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Michelangelo and Machiavelli. Meanwhile, Italian explorers such as Polo, Columbus, Vespucci, and Verrazzano discovered new routes. From the late 19th century to the early 20th century, the new Kingdom of Italy rapidly industrialised and acquired a colonial empire becoming a Great Power. Een berichtje in ons gastenboek(Response) stellen wij zeer op prijs. A message in our guestbook(Response) is much appreciated. |