The Greek period. Transition : the Romans conquer the island (263 B.C.-212 B.C.)
Romans. Transition : Germanic peoples move south (ca 425-468)
Vandals, Goths, Byzantines. Transition : the coming of the Muslims (827-902)
Muslims. Transition : the coming of the Normans (1061-1091)
Normans. Transition : from Hauteville to Hohenstaufen (1189-1194)
Hohenstaufens. Transition : from Angevin to Aragon (1282-1285)
Spanish. Transition : a break from the Spanish (1713-1734) : Savoy and Hapsburgs
Bourbons. Transition : Garibaldi (1848-1860)
The Savoy Kingdom of Italy. Transition: the second World War and its aftermath (1943-48)
Autonomous region in Republic of Italy.