Italy was the world’s superpower TWICE. They screwed it up both times
by Simon Black In 750 BC, according to ancient legend, the twin brothers Romulus and Remus founded a tiny hilltop settlement in central Italy. Romulus slew his brother for violating a magical superstition, and then named their new city after himself: Rome. And for the first several centuries of its existence, Rome was nothing special. It … Read more