Sommario
This is the sixth volume of Cesare Cantù's history of Italy, which focuses on the origins of the Communes.
The author refutes the idea that the Communes were a result of a popular uprising against rulers, instead arguing that they began as a way for the weak to gain human rights and free themselves from the feudal yoke. He also discusses various theories on their origin, including those that trace them back to Roman municipal institutions or Germanic society.