Cassino, a town of the Volsci people in Frosinone province in the Lazio region of central Italy, situated on the Rapido River southeast of Rome, comes under Roman control in 312.
General Nugent had meanwhile continued to advance from Florence,
Having arrived in Rome on April 30, allowing the Pope to return, Nugent advances towards Ceprano.
By mid May, Nugent has intercepted Murat at San Germano (now Cassino).
Here, Murat attempts to check Nugent's advance but with the main Austrian force under Bianchi in pursuit, Murat is forced to call off the action on May 16.
"History should be taught as the rise of civilization, and not as the history of this nation or that. It should be taught from the point of view of mankind as a whole, and not with undue emphasis on one's own country. Children should learn that every country has committed crimes and that most crimes were blunders. They should learn how mass hysteria can drive a whole nation into folly and into persecution of the few who are not swept away by the prevailing madness."
