tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147393486014631294.post6703081171841566317..comments2024-03-24T06:37:31.047-07:00Comments on Rome the Second Time: Italian Empire: the Nasty SideDianne Bennett and William Graebnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00020113718051468497noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147393486014631294.post-5840786427144977362012-12-10T13:58:42.138-08:002012-12-10T13:58:42.138-08:00Of course, the dates are subjected to various inte...Of course, the dates are subjected to various interpretations... I am certainly not proud of some of our past "accomplishments" (such as the Abyssinian War) - plus, I don't agree with the "unsuitable for war" thing, because our troops fared well when they had a just cause and a decent leadership 8and modern equipment, too); as you said, "the truth is more complex".<br /><br />by the way, the architecture of Asmara (Eritrea) might interest you - it preserves some interesting (and still intact) Modernist/Fascist-era buildings such as the "Cinema Rex".<br /><br />Some last suggestions: the cinema was called "Italia" (not Italiana)<br />and Somalia was officially a trust territory and remained under Italian administration until 1960.<br /><br />Anyway, as a Roman I think this is an excellent blog - there are so many things to see in Rome beside the city centre. Keep up with the good work!<br />Marconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147393486014631294.post-10504846325503718462012-12-10T08:41:59.448-08:002012-12-10T08:41:59.448-08:00After some initial embarrassment, and a bit of res...After some initial embarrassment, and a bit of research, RST has made some changes. We don't agree on every date with Marco-there's more complexity to these issues than one would think--but we are pleased to have astute readers like Marco who keep us on our toes.Dianne Bennett and William Graebnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020113718051468497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147393486014631294.post-78757156040801396892012-12-09T07:13:38.987-08:002012-12-09T07:13:38.987-08:00I'd like to point out a few errors in this pos...I'd like to point out a few errors in this post. Eritrea was an Italian colony from 1882 to 1947, Somalia from 1890 (not 1920) to 1960 and Ethiopia was acquired in 1936 (not 1908)after the war you mentioned.Marconoreply@blogger.com