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47 - David and Goliath

Talking History: The Italian Unification by Benjamin & Adam Ashwell

Jul 20, 201642:47Society & Culture

Ever since the fall of the Roman Republic to the French army in 1849, we've focused pretty exclusively on events in Northern Italy, because that was there the action was. That is going to change. Distracted by the annexa...

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