Bergamo, Italy - Why It's Surrounded by Walls
We explore Bergamo, Italy, a town near Milan that is surrounded by massive walls. Why were these walls built? In the 1500s, Bergamo was captured by Milan’s arch rival, the Republic of Venice. As these two Italian powers battled each other throughout the Middle Ages, they would capture land, then they would have to protect it. Venice didn’t want to loose Bergamo to Milan, so they built huge walls around the entire city. Venice became a powerful sea power and captured cities all over the region, not just in Italy. The defenses they built were so important to world history that they are now on UNESCO’s List of World Heritage Sites! Learn how these Medieval fighters would propel attacks on their walls and keep invaders out. Walled cities and castles were hard to capture and played and important part of the politics and power all over the area.
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