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  2. Capture of Rome - Wikipedia

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    The Capture of Rome (Italian: Presa di Roma) occurred on 20 September 1870, as forces of the Kingdom of Italy took control of the city and of the Papal States. After a plebiscite held on 2 October 1870, Rome was officially made capital of Italy on 3 February 1871, completing the unification of Italy ( Risorgimento ).

  3. Giacomo Segre - Wikipedia

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    Giacomo Segre's legacy is that of an important if unknown figure in the fight for Italian unification, particularly among the Jews of Italy. In 2021, the Jewish Museum of Rome opened an exhibit dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the role of Jewish soldiers in the breach of Porta Pia and the Capture of Rome.

  4. 1870 Italian general election - Wikipedia

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    The electoral result was controversial; in terms of percentages, Prime Minister Giovanni Lanza fully exploited the prestige of the Capture of Rome against his parliamentary opponents. However, the turnout further declined after the Non expedit of Pope Pius IX , so that less than 1% of the total population of the country took part to this ...

  5. Prisoner in the Vatican - Wikipedia

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    The 13 May 1871 Italian Law of Guarantees, passed eight months after the capture of Rome, was an attempt to solve the problem by making the pope a subject of the Kingdom of Italy, not an independent sovereign, while guaranteeing him certain honours similar to those given to the king and the right to send and receive ambassadors.

  6. Rome - Wikipedia

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    Rome hosts also the LUISS School of Government, [183] Italy's most important graduate university in the areas of international affairs and European studies as well as LUISS Business School, Italy's most important business school. Rome ISIA was founded in 1973 by Giulio Carlo Argan and is Italy's oldest institution in the field of industrial design.

  7. Outline of Rome - Wikipedia

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    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Rome: Rome – capital of Italy and a special comune (named Comune di Roma Capitale). Rome also serves as the capital of the Lazio region. With 2,876,076 residents in 1,285 km2 (496.1 sq mi), it is also the country's most populated comune. It is the fourth-most populous ...

  8. Roman question - Wikipedia

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    On 20 September, after a cannonade of three hours had breached the Aurelian Walls at Porta Pia, the Bersaglieri entered Rome (see capture of Rome). Forty-nine Italian soldiers and 19 Papal Zouaves died. Rome and the region of Lazio were annexed to the Kingdom of Italy after a plebiscite. Again, according to Raffaele De Cesare:

  9. Battle of Rome - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Rome, a 537 battle during the Siege of Rome; Arab raid against Rome (846) Capture of Rome, an 1870 battle with the Kingdom of Sardinia; German occupation of Rome, a battle in September 1943 between German and Italian forces after the Italian Armistice of Cassibile with the Allies. Liberation of Rome or the Battle of Rome, a 1944 ...