Lessons of life in the cradle of civilization in Italy

The road from the south of Franceto Central Europe inevitably passes through the Alps of northern Italy , most unfriendly and severe lands of Italy. Liguria, Piedmont,Lombardy, Veneto ... It will bring a traveler to the most importantcities, major centers of European civilization - Genoa, Milan, Turin,Ferrara, Venice. Cities of northern Italy onceturned the whole history of imperial Europe into a completely newdirection. Being formally a part of one or another empire they couldassert their rights for independence with arms in their hands.Sometimes this ability led them too far and they began to bring majorharm to each other. And then the intention for independence turnedout the reverse side, when the successful confrontation with both theemperor and the pope created favorable conditions for growing in itsenvironment a tyrant who knows no restraint in his violent whims. However,such conditions in Italy proved to be beneficial for development ofcrafts, military science, commerce, city self-administration... Now,hopefully, both wars and tyranny have become a part of history, butcities of Italy extricating from their complicated urban problemsdon't get tired of remembering that their history, according to theirfamous compatriot's admonition, has never stopped to serve as a“teacher of life”.

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