To understand Western culture today, you must start with the Roman Empire, and therefore Italy.
This book contains 4,000 years of Italian history through the major figures, fashions, customs, and inventions of each period. Caruso blends historical documentation with accessible storytelling to create a vivid portrait of the complex reality that is Italy, spanning from Emperor Nero’s fundamental role in the spread of Christianity to Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo’s relationship.
