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Detail of map of Rome showing Mussolini's obelisk

Out and About in a Provincial Empire of Fascism

Posted by: Mike Klein

It is only natural that Rome, by reputation being the “Eternal City,” has evolved over its roughly twenty-seven-hundred-year existence. Even the briefest visitor would be hard-pressed to overlook the glut of imperial detritus, some ancient, most merely old, and some modern. All the relics from the latest phase seemingly appertain to the ill-fated regime of …