<span>the answer would be: he planned to expand Italian territory and create an empire
Mussolini had a vision to restore all the territories that were conquered by the Roman empire in the past. He believed, joining Germany and Japan on the world war II will benefit Italy if they're manage to win the war and rewarded the country will a vast amount of resources from the defeated countries.</span>
Closing part of the interview
There are 20 regions of Italy.
These 20 regions are as follows:
<span>Abruzzo
</span><span>Aosta Valley
</span><span>Apulia
</span><span>Basilicata
</span><span>Calabria
</span><span>Campania
</span><span>Emilia-Romagna
</span><span>Friuli-Venezia Giulia
</span><span>Lazio
</span>Liguria
<span>Lombardy
</span><span>Marches
</span><span>Molise
</span><span>Piedmont
</span><span>Sardinia
</span><span>Sicily
</span><span>Trentino-South Tyrol
</span><span>Tuscany
</span><span>Umbria
</span><span>Veneto</span>
Answer:
The statues in the forum provided excellent reasoning for Augustus to claim his restoration of the Republic. Not only were the great men of Rome's past being honored through their busts, but Augustus was also establishing his ancestry to these men, either by blood or by spirit.
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