diff --git a/data/sites/earth/europe/italy/modena/modena.txt b/data/sites/earth/europe/italy/modena/modena.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e710e7ca42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/sites/earth/europe/italy/modena/modena.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+modena = {
+	name = "Modena"
+	map_template = earth
+	geocoordinate = { 10.91999466820 44.65002524730 } #from Natural Earth
+	base_unit_type = unit_minor_building_site
+	cultural_names = {
+		latin = "Mutina" #Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1911, p. 29.
+	}
+	regions = {
+		modena
+	}
+	
+	history = {
+		-183 = {
+			owner = rome #Mutina founded as a colony in 183 BC; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1911, p. 29.
+			building_classes += farm
+		}
+		
+		-100 = {
+			owner = rome #Mutina was a Roman possession about 100 BC; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1926, p. 29.
+		}
+		
+		1477 = {
+			owner = modena #Modena was a Modenese possession about 1477; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1923, pp. 86-87.
+		}
+		
+		1494 = {
+			owner = modena
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/data/sites/earth/europe/italy/naples/brindisi.txt b/data/sites/earth/europe/italy/naples/brindisi.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6cc96743d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/sites/earth/europe/italy/naples/brindisi.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+brindisi = {
+	name = "Brindisi"
+	map_template = earth
+	geocoordinate = { 17.93000606150 40-64034751290 } #from Natural Earth
+	base_unit_type = unit_minor_building_site
+	cultural_names = {
+		latin = "Brundisium" #Source: "Ancient Warfare VII.6", 2013, p. 7.
+	}
+	regions = {
+		italy
+	}
+	
+	history = {
+		161 = {
+			owner = rome #Brundisium was in existence and under Roman ownership in the 161-180 AD period; Source: "Ancient Warfare VII.6", 2013, p. 7.
+			building_classes += farm
+		}
+		
+		1494 = {
+			owner = sicily #Brindisi was a possession of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies about 1494; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1911, pp. 90-91.
+		}
+		
+		1560 = {
+			owner = spain #Brindisi was a Spanish possession about 1560; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1926, pp. 118-119.
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/data/sites/earth/europe/italy/sardinia/olbia.txt b/data/sites/earth/europe/italy/sardinia/olbia.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..974d9d1c66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/sites/earth/europe/italy/sardinia/olbia.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+olbia = {
+	name = "Olbia"
+	map_template = earth
+	geocoordinate = { 9.51507185767 40.91428489730 } #from Natural Earth
+	base_unit_type = unit_minor_building_site
+	regions = {
+		sardinia
+	}
+}
diff --git a/data/sites/earth/europe/italy/sardinia/sassari.txt b/data/sites/earth/europe/italy/sardinia/sassari.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..58af2f8a46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/sites/earth/europe/italy/sardinia/sassari.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+sassari = {
+	name = "Sassari"
+	map_template = earth
+	geocoordinate = { 8.57000890975 40.73000612290 } #from Natural Earth
+	base_unit_type = unit_minor_building_site
+	regions = {
+		sardinia
+	}
+}
diff --git a/data/sites/earth/europe/italy/sicily/marsala.txt b/data/sites/earth/europe/italy/sicily/marsala.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c1f2a5d8b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/sites/earth/europe/italy/sicily/marsala.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+marsala = {
+	name = "Marsala"
+	map_template = earth
+	geocoordinate = { 12.43866166040 37.80540427560 } #from Natural Earth
+	base_unit_type = unit_minor_building_site
+	regions = {
+		sicily
+	}
+}
diff --git a/data/sites/earth/europe/italy/sicily/ragusa.txt b/data/sites/earth/europe/italy/sicily/ragusa.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09d5207564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/sites/earth/europe/italy/sicily/ragusa.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+ragusa_sicily = {
+	name = "Ragusa"
+	map_template = earth
+	geocoordinate = { 14.72999466820 36.93003135080 } #from Natural Earth
+	base_unit_type = unit_minor_building_site
+	regions = {
+		sicily
+	}
+}
diff --git a/data/sites/earth/europe/italy/tuscany/florence.txt b/data/sites/earth/europe/italy/tuscany/florence.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c81d5575c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/sites/earth/europe/italy/tuscany/florence.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+florence = {
+	name = "Florence"
+	map_template = earth
+	geocoordinate = { 11.25000036480 43.78000083320 } #from Natural Earth
+	base_unit_type = unit_minor_building_site
+	cultural_names = {
+		latin = "Florentia" #Source: "Ancient Warfare VII.6", 2013, p. 7.
+	}
+	regions = {
+		tuscany
+	}
+	
+	history = {
+		-750 = {
+			owner = etruscan_tribe #Florence's area was Etruscan territory in the 750-625 BC period; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1926, p. 5.
+			building_classes += farm
+		}
+		
+		-264 = {
+			owner = rome #Florence's area was a part of Roman territory in 264 BC; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1911, pp. 34-35.
+		}
+		
+		1477 = {
+			owner = florence #Florence was a Florentine possession about 1477; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1923, pp. 86-87.
+		}
+		
+		1494 = {
+			owner = florence #Florence was a possession of the Republic of Florence about 1494; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1911, pp. 90-91.
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/scripts/settlements_italy.lua b/scripts/settlements_italy.lua
index 5cc8e659a9..bc112601ac 100644
--- a/scripts/settlements_italy.lua
+++ b/scripts/settlements_italy.lua
@@ -79,25 +79,6 @@ DefineSite("ariminum", {
 	Regions = {"italy"}
 })
 
-DefineSite("brindisi", {
-	Name = "Brindisi",
-	MapTemplate = "old_earth",
-	Position = {4245, 1123},
-	CulturalNames = {
-		"italian", "Brindisi",
-		"latin", "Brundisium" -- Source: "Ancient Warfare VII.6", 2013, p. 7.
-	},
-	HistoricalOwners = {
-		161, "rome", -- Brundisium was in existence and under Roman ownership in the 161-180 AD period; Source: "Ancient Warfare VII.6", 2013, p. 7.
-		1494, "sicily", -- Brindisi was a possession of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies about 1494; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1911, pp. 90-91.
-		1560, "spain" -- Brindisi was a Spanish possession about 1560; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1926, pp. 118-119.
-	},
-	HistoricalBuildings = {
-		161, 0, "farm"
-	},
-	Regions = {"italy"}
-})
-
 DefineSite("cosa", {
 	Name = "Cosa",
 	MapTemplate = "old_earth",
@@ -154,28 +135,6 @@ DefineSite("firmum", {
 	Regions = {"italy"}
 })
 
-DefineSite("florence", {
-	Name = "Florence",
-	MapTemplate = "old_earth",
-	Position = {4095, 1054},
-	BaseUnitType = "unit_settlement_site",
-	CulturalNames = {
-		"italian", "Florence",
-		"latin", "Florentia" -- Source: "Ancient Warfare VII.6", 2013, p. 7.
-	},
-	HistoricalOwners = {
-		-750, "etruscan-tribe", -- Florence's area was Etruscan territory in the 750-625 BC period; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1926, p. 5.
-		-264, "rome", -- Florence's area was a part of Roman territory in 264 BC; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1911, pp. 34-35.
-		161, "rome", -- Florentia was in existence and under Roman ownership in the 161-180 AD period; Source: "Ancient Warfare VII.6", 2013, p. 7.
-		1477, "florence", -- Florence was a Florentine possession about 1477; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1923, pp. 86-87.
-		1494, "florence" -- Florence was a possession of the Republic of Florence about 1494; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1911, pp. 90-91.
-	},
-	HistoricalBuildings = {
-		-750, 0, "town_hall"
-	},
-	Regions = {"italy"}
-})
-
 DefineSite("hatria", {
 	Name = "Hatria",
 	MapTemplate = "old_earth",
@@ -211,27 +170,6 @@ DefineSite("luni-sul-mignone", {
 	Regions = {"italy"}
 })
 
-DefineSite("modena", {
-	Name = "Modena",
-	MapTemplate = "old_earth",
-	Position = {4089, 1032},
-	BaseUnitType = "unit_settlement_site",
-	CulturalNames = {
-		"italian", "Modena",
-		"latin", "Mutina" -- Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1911, p. 29.
-	},
-	HistoricalOwners = {
-		-183, "rome", -- Mutina founded as a colony in 183 BC; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1911, p. 29.
-		-100, "rome", -- Mutina was a Roman possession about 100 BC; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1926, p. 29.
-		1477, "modena", -- Modena was a Modenese possession about 1477; Source: William R. Shepherd, "Historical Atlas", 1923, pp. 86-87.
-		1494, "modena"
-	},
-	HistoricalBuildings = {
-		-218, 0, "town_hall"
-	},
-	Regions = {"modena"}
-})
-
 DefineSite("novum-castrum", {
 	Name = "Novum Castrum",
 	MapTemplate = "old_earth",