The Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini heard of the story of the Byakkotai members who committed suicide, and was deeply impressed by their loyalty to their lord.
In 1928, he donated a column from Pompeii to be erected by the graves at Iimori Hill; this column remains there to the present day.
The Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini heard of the story of the Byakkotai members who committed suicide, and was deeply impressed by their loyalty to their lord. In 1928, he donated a column from Pompeii to be erected by the graves at Iimori Hill; this column remains there to the present day.
Byakkotai