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La présente étude s’attache à l’analyse de la symbiose entre fascisme et catholicisme au sein de l’Istituto di Studi Romani (ISR). Il s’agira de montrer que l’ISR, suivant les exigences du régime et celles du Vatican, jouait un ‘double... more
Through a variety of sources, both written and visual, this paper traces the means by which Italian fascism appropriated and propagandised the following three aspects of a purported heritage of Roman antiquity (the so-called myth of... more
The idea of a heritage from ancient Rome, or romanità, was central to Italian fascism. This article analyzes, in the 44 volumes of his Opera Omnia, Il Duce Mussolini’s discourse on romanità, focusing on key themes such as empire,... more
La storia del fascismo italiano è ormai abbastanza nota. Gli studi sui meccanismi e le motivazioni, per così dire, culturali del fenomeno sono invece in pieno sviluppo. Questi vertono, tra l’altro, a riconoscere una certa modernità al... more
Nella romanità fascista, uno degli elementi più importanti fu la nozione d’imperialismo, che sin dall’inizio costituì una delle basi dell’ideologia fascista. Legato anch’esso all’antichità romana, l’‘imperialismo romano-fascista’, cioè... more
Among the many ‘founding myths’ of Italian Fascism such as those regarding its relationship to the First World War, one element stood out as key to both its quest for absolute dominion over the Italian peninsula and its historically based... more
Drawing on current scholarly research on “political religions,” as well as on the “politicisation” of religion, this article presents a study of the Jesuitical periodical La Civiltà Cattolica, of which it analyses the years 1922-1943. The... more
This book analyses a manifestation of the use of identitarian discourse in politics, i.e. the role of the concept of ‘Romanness’ or romanità under Italian fascism. The author explores a wide selection of written press published during the... more
Dans cet article, nous nous proposons de présenter l’état des recherches concernant la romanité fasciste dans toutes ses manifestations reconnues jusqu’à présent. Ainsi, nous parlerons d’abord des études ‘générales,’ qui depuis la fin des... more
Among the many ‘founding myths’ of fascism such as those regarding its relationship to the First World War, one element stood out as key to both its quest for absolute dominion over the Italian peninsula and its historically based... more
Het fascistische regime in Italië (1922-1943) weefde door middel van een alsmaar toenemende controle op het openbare leven een web, ontwikkelde een discours waaraan slechts weinigen zich wisten te onttrekken. De dagelijkse realiteit werd... more
Con quest’articolo proponiamo uno studio della rivista Historia. Nata e spenta come fu durante il ventennio fascista, la breve vita della rivista (1927-1935) diretta da Carolina Lanzani, allieva di Ettore Pais, dipendeva altamente dal... more
This article introduces two little-known episodes of opposition against the Italian fascist regime undertaken by professor Ettore Ciccotti (1863-1939), whose career traversed both the world of academia and that of politics. In each of... more
The present paper treats a particular manifestation of contemporary myth-making, the myth of ‘Romanness’ known as romanità, which since the end of antiquity has often been viewed as a cornerstone of Italian identity; at times this myth... more
Winner of the Maltby Exhibition Prize for Best Dissertation. Using a marriage of archaeological, ancient, and modern sources, this dissertation aims to explore the relationship between urban space and identity in Mussolini’s Rome. The... more
Dans le fascisme italien, l’idée de la romanité, c’est-à-dire d’un héritage idéologique de l’antiquité romaine, était une notion centrale dans la volonté de création d’une identité fasciste. La romanité a déjà été l’objet de nombreuses... more
This article analyses Francesco Giammaria’s Capitolium Novum, a Latin poem describing a tour of the historic center of Rome in 1933, in its historical, architectural, and intellectual contexts. It offers a detailed analysis of three key... more
Avec la présente étude, nous avons l'intention d'aborder le sujet de l'héritage identitaire de la Rome antique par le fascisme italien dans sa globalité, en proposant quelques pistes de lecture qui pourraient inspirer la recherche dans ce... more
Van bij het begin profileerde Mussolini zijn fascisme als een revolutionaire nationalistische beweging die de resurrectie van Italië vooropstelde en haar expliciet in historische termen concipieerde. De verwantschap met het antieke Rome... more