By the end of the 13th century, with the independent-minded communes growing into full-fledged city-states, Italy was clearly not to be subjugated to the will of one ruler.
Italy was weak and susceptible to control from a ruler.
mnli hypothesis: Italy was weak and susceptible to control from a ruler. premise: By the end of the 13th century, with the independent-minded communes growing into full-fledged city-states, Italy was clearly not to be subjugated to the will of one ruler.