This week's Page One reading is from The Shortest History of Italy: 3000 Years from the Romans to the Renaissance to a Modern Republic - A Retelling for Our Times by Ross King.
Each week, Durango Public Library associate Nancy Stoffer selects and reads "page one" of a different book.
Hear Page One on KSUT Monday mornings at 9:30 and Saturday mornings at 7:30. Page One is produced by Jon Lynch at KDUR.