Le vicende storiche del tardo impero romano determinarono un complessivo mutamento degli assetti e della stessa percezione delle regioni dell’Italia settentrionale e dell’arco alpino. Tali trasformazioni furono ulteriormente accelerate dalle successive migrazioni dei goti e dei longobardi, in conseguenza delle quali tali territori acquisirono una configurazione del tutto nuova, sui diversi piani politico, amministrativo, insediativo, etnico e culturale. Northern Italy and the regions of the Alps between the 5th and 6th centuries. The historical event and its effects on the territories.
The historical events of the late Roman Empire led to an overall change in the order and perception of the regions of northern Italy and the Alps. These transformations were further accelerated by the successive migrations of the Goths and Longobards, as a result of which these territories acquired a completely new configuration, on various political, administrative, settlement, ethnic and cultural levels.