"I believe that the mafia, more specifically the sicilian mafia is descended from a mercenary army called the mamertines, sons of mars, employed from campania Italy by a syracusan tyrant trying to take over scicily. They lost, and their employer died, so some went home and some stayed liking the climate. They took a town called messana named themselves mammers, and raided, pirated, killed, and demanded tribute any where they went, using messana as a home base. They even made their own mint, coins depicting their gods and goddesses. Long story short they start a war between Carthage and rome called the first punic wars, an ancient ww2. Funny enough their fate is lost to us in the chaos of that first war, after holding messana for twenty years... I learned omerta could be performed one of two ways, to do it quickly in a small room to one man, or to a group of raw recruits who would link arms and individualy make the oath. Then they would form a knot with all their hands proclaiming their brotherhood. To me, this band of mercs became locals and went underground, two thousand years ago and are still adhering to ancient pagan custom."
"I believe that the mafia, more specifically the sicilian mafia is descended from a mercenary army called the mamertines, sons of mars, employed from campania Italy by a syracusan tyrant trying to take over scicily. They lost, and their employer died, so some went home and some stayed liking the climate. They took a town called messana named themselves mammers, and raided, pirated, killed, and demanded tribute any where they went, using messana as a home base. They even made their own mint, coins depicting their gods and goddesses. Long story short they start a war between Carthage and rome called the first punic wars, an ancient ww2. Funny enough their fate is lost to us in the chaos of that first war, after holding messana for twenty years... I learned omerta could be performed one of two ways, to do it quickly in a small room to one man, or to a group of raw recruits who would link arms and individualy make the oath. Then they would form a knot with all their hands proclaiming their brotherhood. To me, this band of mercs became locals and went underground, two thousand years ago and are still adhering to ancient pagan custom."
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