The Italians before Italy: Conflict and Competition in the Mediterranean ((The Great Courses) (2 Parts)

Twenty-four award-winning university level lessons on four DVD's contained within two clamshell cases and accompanied by a 181 page course outline book; ISBN #1598033484. Course Lecture Titles: 1. Italy-A Geographical Expression. 2. The Question of Sovereignty. 3. The Crusades and Italian Wealth. 4. Venice-A Maritime Republic. 5. The Terraferma Empire. 6. Genoa, La Superba. 7. Bankers and Dukes. 8. Pisa. 9. Christians vs. Turks in the Mediterranean. 10. Rome-Papal Authority. 11. Papal Ambition. 12. Papal Reform. 13. Naples-A Matter of Wills. 14. Naples and the Threat to Italian Liberty. 15. Milan and the Visconti. 16. The Sforza Dynasty. 17. Mantua and the Gonzaga. 18. Urbino and the Montefeltro. 19. Ferrara and the Este Family. 20. Siena and the Struggle for Liberty. 21. Florence and the Guild Republic. 22. Florence and the Medici. 23. The Italian Mosaic-E Pluribus Gloria. 24. Campanilismo-The Italian Sense of Place.