▁ ▁It ▁is ▁planned ▁to ▁include ▁bi ographical ▁entries ▁on ▁It ali ans ▁who ▁des erve ▁to ▁be ▁preserved ▁in ▁history ▁and ▁who ▁lived ▁at ▁any ▁time ▁during ▁the ▁long ▁period ▁from ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁to ▁the ▁present . ▁ ▁As ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Tre cc ani , ▁Giovanni ▁Gent ile ▁entr usted ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁coordin ating ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁draft ing ▁to ▁Fort un ato ▁P int or , ▁who ▁was ▁soon ▁joined ▁by ▁Ar sen io ▁F rug oni . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁the ▁direction ▁was ▁taken ▁up ▁by ▁Alberto ▁Maria ▁Gh is al ber ti . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁volume ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁An ni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Un ification ▁of ▁Italy . ▁ ▁It ▁had ▁taken ▁about ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁to ▁organ ize ▁a ▁huge ▁index ▁of ▁historical ▁figures ▁from ▁which ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁were ▁selected ▁as ▁It ali ans ▁deser ving ▁to ▁be ▁remembered ▁by ▁a ▁separate ▁entry . ▁▁ 9 2 ▁volumes ▁had ▁been ▁published ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁letter ▁" S " ▁( S isto ▁IV ). ▁ ▁Up dates ▁were ▁occasionally ▁issued . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁a ▁supp lement ▁was ▁issued ▁for ▁the ▁letters ▁A - C ▁containing ▁entries ▁of ▁people ▁who ▁had ▁died ▁before ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁work ▁should