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One of the most coveted projects of Italian colonial policy was to secure an African colony in the Mediterranean. For this reason, Italy fought and won the Italo-Turkish war of 1911-1912 for the control of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica. These...

A route within the Soluch (Suluq) concentration camp, which had circa 20.123 Libyan prisoners by 1931. Soluch is one of 19 concentration camps established by the Italian authorities on the orders of General Rodolfo Graziani (1882-1955), who...

Italo Balbo (1896-1940) and Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) during a gala evening in Libya. The appointment of Balbo as governor of Libya was, in reality, a move to exile him over fear that his popularity in Italy could threaten Mussolini’s...

The governor of Libya Italo Balbo (1896-1940) welcomes Italian Colonists in Tripoli, Libya (November 1938). Fascism encouraged settler colonialism in the conquered territories.

A map showing the territorial gains of Italy in Libya from 1919 to 1935.

Italian Askaris (colonial troops) in Libya. Photograph taken between 1922 and 1932.

Photograph of Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), the leader of Fascist Italy, visiting Sabratha in Libya in 1926 and meeting local notables.

"Tomorrow, all things considered - Pantalone: ​​Was it really worth it?", a cartoon for 'L'Asino' on the war in Libya. Gabriele Galantara, 1911.

Mausolem near Germa Libya. Located on 26th parallel, it is the most southerly monument of the Roman Empire. It is a stone cube standing about 3m high and features engaged pilasters and four Doric capitals. (Reference; pp 135 and photo...

The Foundation Decree of Cyrene (c. 322 BCE) is a covenant between the citizens of Cyrene in North Africa in the 4th century BCE and those of their mother-state of Thera granting any who wish to become Cyrenean citizens the same rights and...