The Man Who Didnt Change History

The man who didnt change history was a university professor Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli esteemed Italian scholar of Roman art and a founding father of modern archaeology A figure that the Fascist regime could be proud of in the 1930s if it werent for the fact that the professor was firmly antiFascist Things came to a head over Hitlers famous journey to Italy in 1938 when Bandinelli was courteously invited to accompany Mussolini and the Führer serving as tour guide and interpreter at the museums and archaeological sites Now the dilemma arose don the uniform and salute the two detested dictators or compromise a lifetime of study his career and even his personal safety When the invitation turned into a peremptory order that Bandinelli couldnt refuse he no longer had a choice