Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi would have paid a mob almost 350,000 head per year for protection, says a former member of the Mafia, according to Daily Mail.

The history of the Mediterranean is the history of naval development. Ships played an important part in the Persian Wars of the Greeks as well as in the Peloponnese War between Sparta and Athens. The Punic Wars of the Romans saw naval action as well as their in-house squabbles leading up to Octavian.

San Vito Lo Capo – The place to be in September if you like couscous.

Our recipe begins with simple, familiar ingredients. Then mix in laughter, love and familiga. All will be well…

Rome’s war against Carthage.

In these modern days a huge amount of organised crime groups are referred to as ‘mafia’ and in many respects this is due to the glorified portrayal by films and television of The Mafia. Here we will look at the origins and the setup of a Mafia family and look at how it all worked.

In other parts of Europe, particularly in the coastal areas of the Atlantic and the western side, the formation of the kingdoms and the development of national identities continued. The Swedes, Danes, and Norwegians, who were formerly part of the tribes that roamed the frontiers of the Roman Empire, had by now formed their own kingdoms. The Slavs were united under the leadership of the Czechs, while the Poles rallied behind the Duchy of Poland. The Magyars formed what we now call Hungary.