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When did Romans become Italians?

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An interesting question. The answer is a tricky one that, in some ways, loops back on itself. Before Rome became the capital of an Empire, it was simply one of many communities throughout ancient Italia. read more

Romans of the Italian peninsula always also called themselves Italian. They were Roman as citizens of the Roman Empire, and Italian as a matter of geography. The Italian peninsula, the geographic region of Italy was always called Italy. read more

One of the great mysteries of European history in my eyes is the complete reversal in character between the ancient Romans and medieval or modern Italians. The Romans were very organised, disciplined, serious, rather stern and stoic, military-minded, cared little about family ties (they frequently adopted people unrelated to them or murdered their blood relatives), and were unusually ready to sacrifice themselves for the common good of their nation (as legionaries). read more

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