Rome’s 2,682nd Birthday (1929)

Item title reads - Rome’s 2,682nd birthday. 60,000 Blackshirts roar thunderous greeting to Signor Mussolini, their leader and idol. Italy. M/S as Benito Mussolini rides into a square on a horse, he has a big feather in his hat. Various shots as he makes speeches then does fascist salute. M/S as blackshirts wave their helmets or knives as the camera pans across them. Various shots as they wave their knives and guns. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on