The lands of Loro: from the Etruscans to the Romans Agriculture and pasturage from the ancient Etruscan settlements to the Romans and to the end of the Middle Ages The territory of Loro in the early Middle Ages Warriors, bishops and feudal vassals The role of the Parish Church of Gropina: reality and mystification Manufacturing activity and development of the market in the medieval and modern ages Poverty and insurrection on the threshold of the contemporary age From agriculture to silk: the economy from the end of the Medici dynasty to Italian Unity   The economy of the territory of Loro in the 20th century: an unfulfilled development