Problem
In this writing, you will focus on the public memory of (i) the Nazi occupation of Rome (from September 8, 1943 to June 4, 1944) (ii) the partisan attack in Rome's via Rasella that killed thirty-three Nazi policemen and the massacre of 335 civilians by the Nazis in retaliation at Fosse Ardeantine (March 23-24, 1944) (iii) Execution of the carabiniere Salvo D'Acquisito in Palidoro, a fishing village north of Rome on September 23, 1943. How did these events get told? What did these stories serve as the creation of myths about the Resistance and the foundation of the Italian Republic? Describe and explore the portrayals of Salvo D'Acquisito looking at the tensions between different narratives, partisan/anti-partisan, "fact" vs. myths.