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: The Kingdom of Sardinia sent troops to fight alongside France and the UK.

: The Zar viewed Moscow as the "Third Rome" (following Rome and Constantinople), believing that no fourth would ever exist. Mai INVADERE la RUSSIA - Alessandro Barbero [Co...

: Napoleon saw himself as the successor to the Holy Roman Emperors and aimed to make Paris the "Fourth Rome". : The Kingdom of Sardinia sent troops to

: Mussolini sent the ARMIR (Italian Army in Russia), where approximately 100,000 soldiers perished on the Don front. Key Takeaways from Barbero : Mussolini sent the ARMIR (Italian Army in

Barbero illustrates this through the lens of Napoleon’s 1812 campaign. He argues that the conflict wasn't just a political disagreement, but a clash between two empires that believed they were the heirs to the Roman legacy:

In Barbero’s telling, these two ideological forces were destined to collide, regardless of the individual will of their leaders. Drawing on Tolstoy’s War and Peace , Barbero suggests that even a figure as powerful as Napoleon was often "dragged by forces greater than himself". The Italian Perspective