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Rome Wasn't Built In A Day

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October 4th 2017
This is an adage referring to the need for time to create great things. It is the usual English translation of a medieval French phrase, “<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Rome ne fu pas faite toute en un jour”, from the collection Li Proverbe au Vilain, published around 1190. The founding of Rome goes back to the very early days of civilization. It is so old, it is today k ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more