Meran Author Deals with Fascist Capture of Antiquity

Bolzano/Meran – Mussolini used antiquity to legitimize his ideology and to portray fascism as the rebirth of the Roman Empire. While he identified with Caesar in the early days and pretended to imitate his actions, he later switched to Augustus, who was better suited for a well-established ruler to legitimation. In the book "Mussolini = [...]