Italian Unification timeline By jay301 Jan 1, 1800 Germany and Italy are ruled by many foriegn leaders Period: Feb 11, 1800 to Feb 11, 1900 Timespan Mar 13, 1829 Greece wins independence from ottoman empire Greece gained independence May 31, 1848 Series of revoulutions in Greece all fail Sep 7, 1849 hungarian and czech revolutions were defeated in the Austrian empire Failed in 1849 but suceeded in later years May 4, 1860 Italy unites with sardinia in 1860 In 1860 states in italy agreed to unite with Sardinia. Oct 27, 1871 Rome becomes Italy's capital In 1861 Italy become a united nation and 10 years later Rome became its capital.