On the Road in Libya: The Arch of the Fileni

Here at the multi-story headquarters of Rome the Second Time , we once again feel compelled to temporarily suspend our regular programming t...

More bizarre behavior from Gadhafi

 Gadhafi's tent in Villa Pamphili, Rome As a follow-up to Bill's post on the Italy-Libya connection , we offer an example of the r...

Libya: the Bitter Fruits of Italian Colonialism

Buds? Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi As the conflict in Libya ebbs and flows, we thought our rea...

Italian Empire: the Nasty Side

Yes, Italy once had an empire. The new nation acquired its first colony, Eritrea, in 1890 and remained a colonial power until 1947, when, ha...