1849, FEBRUARY 09. ROME The Roman Republic was declared TODAY. The first in the world to abolish capital punishment in its constitutional law. The Pope, Pius IX, fled to Gaeta, a fortress in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. The republic is led by a triumvirate, a reflection of a form of government seen in the ancient Roman Republic (509 BC – 27 BC).Continua a leggere “[1849,010,000] 2. ROMAN REPUBLIC”