The military history of Italy chronicles a vast time period, lasting from the overthrow of Tarquinius Superbus in 509 BC, through the Roman Empire, Italian unification, and into the modern day. The Italian peninsula has been a centre of military conflict throughout European history.
Read more about Military History Of Italy: Ancient Italy, Rome, Middle Ages, Italian Wars, Italian Unification and Colonial Period, World War I, Interwar Period, World War II
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