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List of massacres in Italy

List of massacres in Italy

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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Italy and its predecessors (numbers may be approximate): they are divided by the presence of culpability or not.

This article contains dynamic lists that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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A massacre is the killing of a large number of people, especially those who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves.

The following are the parameters used to create the list:

List of culpable massacres

Archaic Italy

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Roman Italy

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Ostrogothic Italy

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Medieval Italy

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Early Modern Italy

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Risorgimento

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Kingdom of Italy

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Fascist Italy

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Second World War

See also: List of massacres in the Italian Social Republic
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Republic of Italy

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List of non-culpable massacres and natural disasters

Roman Italy

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Medieval Italy

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Modern Italy

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XX and XXI centuries

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(**) For the Italian law, all the Italian ships are considered Italian territory.

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For Italians massacred outside Italy

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