The history Umbria - Historical hints of Umbria (italy) and province
Umbria history and historicals information about the Umbria region
Center of Etruscan settlements (Perugian, Orvieto) and Umbrians (bank since. Of Tiber,) she was busy by Romans (Sec.IV a.C.) what colonized it with the foundation of Spoleto (241 a.C.) And the building of the street Flaminia (220-219 a.C.).
Included Italic area from Augustus, in the VI, united at Tuscany from Diocletian, was laid waste during the Gothic war (Tagina, 552 clapper) and so shared between longobard and Byzantine.
Entrance in the orbit of the papacy that obstructed the municipal development (Sec.XII XIII), was of the state of the church (war of the salt, 1540) up to plebiscite of 1860 that sanctioned the entrance in the Kingdom of Italy.