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Just for your interest inspired by the "secessio plebis" there was an initiative (failed) against Mussolini's government in 1924, after the killing of Giacomo M
by jaclaz 7y ago
Just for your interest inspired by the "secessio plebis" there was an initiative (failed) against Mussolini's government in 1924, after the killing of Giacomo Matteotti:
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secessione_dell%27Aventino https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secessione_dell%27Aventino
(not too bad in Google Translate)
Shorter article on en.wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aventine_Secession_(20th_century) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aventine_Secession_(20th_centu...
so it is still an used expression in italian to "retire on the Aventine Hill", particularly regarding political debates meaning "to boycott".