During his life, critics sometimes referred to him as the "Meyerbeer of modern Italy."

Metals and metal working had been known to the people of modern Italy since the Bronze Age.

It lies a little off the commercial track of modern Italy.

His field of teaching and research is the art and architecture of early modern Italy.

But the lira remained just one of many silver coins circulating in the city states, which were eventually united to form modern Italy.

The politics were, one supposes, not unlike those of petty fiefdorns in early modern Italy.

Depending on the vintage, modern Italy is the world's largest or second largest wine producer.

He was very influential and was regarded as the official national poet of modern Italy.

The last verse cited above is particularly famous and has become proverbial in modern Italy.

The area remains economically preeminent in modern Italy.