Project Gutenberg 2013-09-12 Public domain in the USA. 182 Sismondi, J.-C.-L. Simonde de (Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde) 1773 1842 Sismondi, J. C. L. Simondo Simonde, Jean-Charles-Léonard Sismondi, Sismondo Sismondi, J.-C.-L. Simonde de (Jean-Charles-Leonard Simonde) Sismondi, I.-C.-L. de (Jean-Charles-Léonard) De Sismondi, J.-C.-L. Simonde (Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde) Sismondi, Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde de Simonde de Sismondi, Jean-Charles-Léonard Sismonde, Sismondi J. C. L. (Jean-Charles-Léonard) Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 02 (of 16) E-text prepared by Claudio Paganelli, Carlo Traverso, Barbara Magni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 02 (of 16)" by Sismondi is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This volume delves into the intricate political and military dynamics of the Italian city-states during the Middle Ages, examining the rise and fall of various republics, particularly in Lombardy. The text explores themes of ambition, rivalry, and the struggle for power among Italian cities, with a focus on the ambitions of Milan and the conflicts that arose from them. At the start of the narrative, the author sets the stage by discussing the political landscape of 12th-century Italy, highlighting the tensions between various factions, including the ambitions of Milan and Pavia. Sismondi describes the emergence of municipal governance amidst the prolonged struggle between the Emperor and the Church regarding religious authority, which eventually led to the resurgence of private warfare among cities. The opening portion outlines key conflicts, such as the prolonged wars between Milan and Lodi and the eventual siege of Como, illustrating the complex interplay of local rivalries, territorial ambitions, and the broader context of imperial and papal power dynamics in Italy during that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43690/43690-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 33.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Italy -- History DG Text IT Storia Category: History - European Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages 816816 2025-07-17T14:03:50.500488 text/html 772724 2024-10-23T18:30:05 text/html 370160 2025-07-17T14:04:01.462422 application/epub+zip 368789 2025-07-17T14:03:52.444531 application/epub+zip 368788 2025-07-17T14:03:51.443432 application/epub+zip 597441 2025-07-17T14:04:07.644426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 534257 2025-07-17T14:04:00.425411 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533090 2022-09-19T21:31:54.519612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 671420 2025-07-17T14:03:48.888471 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 651298 2024-10-23T18:30:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18279 2025-07-17T14:04:07.781392 application/rdf+xml 17881 2025-07-17T14:03:51.598440 image/jpeg 2886 2025-07-17T14:03:51.521488 image/jpeg 331178 2025-07-17T14:03:50.561449 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia it.wikipedia