Pax Romana, a Fascist Peace
The Fascist belief in a civilizing mission was rooted in the conviction that the Italians were the heirs of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance.
The Fascist belief in a civilizing mission was rooted in the conviction that the Italians were the heirs of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance.
A bourgeois society, according to fascist doctrine, was only able to survive if it created what fascism despised the most: long-lasting peace.
In Italy, the radical right found justification for a heroic crusade against the modern world in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and Julius Evola.
The neo-fascist bombing of the Bologna train station on August 2, 1980, still ranks among the most devastating terrorist attacks on the European continent.
