List of massacres in Italy
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massacre A massacre is the killing of a large number of people or animals, especially those who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves. A massacre is generally considered to be morally unacceptable, especially when per ...
s that have occurred in
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and its predecessors (numbers may be approximate): they are divided by the presence of
culpability In criminal law, culpability, or being culpable, is a measure of the degree to which an agent, such as a person, can be held morally or legally responsible for action and inaction. It has been noted that the word, culpability, "ordinarily has ...
or not.


List parameters

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: * Massacres, accidents or
natural disaster A natural disaster is "the negative impact following an actual occurrence of natural hazard in the event that it significantly harms a community". A natural disaster can cause loss of life or damage property, and typically leaves some econ ...
s that occurred in the actual Italian Republic territory, in the nearby sea, or by Italian ships or airplanes around the world (which are considered part of the Italian territory, by the Italian law); * Massacres, accidents or natural disasters with at least 3 deaths.


List of culpable massacres


Archaic Italy


Roman Italy


Ostrogothic Italy


Medieval Italy


Early Modern Italy


Risorgimento


Kingdom of Italy


Fascist Italy


Second World War


Republic of Italy


List of non-culpable massacres and natural disasters


Roman Italy


Medieval Italy


Modern Italy


XX and XXI centuries

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


See also

* List of accidents and disasters by death toll *
List of lists organized by death toll "Organized by death toll" means * list entries are ordered by death toll, or * there is a table sortable on a column labeled "Death toll", "Casualties", or equivalent General * List of accidents and disasters by death toll * List of wars and ...
*
List of maritime disasters in the 20th century A maritime disaster is an event which usually involves a ship or ships and can involve military action. Because of the nature of maritime travel, there is often a substantial loss of life. The term maritime disaster can refer to both commercial ...
* List of accidents and incidents involving airliners by location


Citations


References

* * * * Stille, Alexander (1995). ''Excellent Cadavers. The Mafia and the Death of the First Italian Republic'', New York: Vintage * {{Europe topic , List of massacres in
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