It came less than 25 years after Mussolini 's forces had conquered his capital at the end of a cruel colonial war .
It was the significance of his victory as much as the ease with which he had consumed the capital 's kilometers that fascinated .
Coming less than 25 years after Mussolini 's forces had conquered his capital at the end of a cruel colonial war , it was the significance of his victory as much as the ease with which he had consumed the capital 's kilometers that fascinated .