17/11/2017 · Emilia Romagna: History. Emilia Romagna was once a stronghold of the Etruscans by the 6th Century BC. However, two centuries later the Gauls forced the Etruscans out of Emilia Romagna. The Romans arrived in the 2nd Century BC and changed the face of the land creating a series of market towns along a road named the Via Emilia. Today those market ...

The area historically called Emilia is to the west and includes the provinces of Piacenza, Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Ferrara and the western part of the province of Bologna, whereas its eastern part, with the provinces of Ravenna, Rimini and Forlì - Cesena is called Romagna. Within Emilia-Romagna is also the independent republic of San Marino, the most ancient republic in …

After a period of continuous unrest and numerous attempts at revolt, Emilia passed to the Italian kingdom almost without resistance in 1860. The name of the region was changed to Emilia-Romagna in 1948.

20/05/2011 · The only mention of Emilia Romagna is about the slaughter of "more than 30 men, women and children at the tiny village of Bettola" but I thoroughly recommend the book to give some idea of what the Italian people went through.

Resistance to dictatorship and German occupation caused the area of Emilia Romagna to be desolated by Fascist and Nazi action, and to suffer structural damage from Allied bombing (History.com, 2009). During aftermath of WWII, the people of Italy were left to rebuild their lives from the wreckage.

From 1796 to 1814, Emilia was first incorporated in the Napoleonic Italian republic and then in the Napoleonic Italian kingdom; after 1815 there was a return to the status quo ante, Romagna returning to the papacy and its ecclesiastical government, the duchy of Parma being given to Marie Louise, wife of the deposed Napoleon, and Modena to archduke Francis of Austria, the …

10/10/2012 · Emilia-Romagna is the birthplace of the highly prized Parmigiano-Reggiano (Parmesan) cheese. In fact, this legendary cheese is exclusively produced in this region of Italy by law. Although there are many imitations, there is no rival to this renowned cheese that has found inclusion in endless recipes around the globe.

With 13 recognized places, Emilia Romagna is an important protagonist of the Italian team: discover them all! Four World Heritage Sites of Humanity. Ferrara, city of the Renaissance, and the Po Delta -1995. Early Christian monuments of Ravenna - 1996. Modena: Cathedral, Civic Tower and Piazza Grande - 1997.