He was appointed professor of ancient history at the University of Pavia , but his attacks on the government and solidarity for the workers on the occasion of the tragic events in Milan in May 1898 earned him an arrest warrant for subversive incitement . He went into exile , taking refuge in Geneva ( Switzerland ) , hosted by Maffeo Pantaleoni . Here he met Vilfredo Pareto and the German social-democrat August Bebel , and wrote a report on the events in Milan , '' The revolt of Milan : Notes of a refugee '' , but lost his job at Pavia
tragic events in Milan in May 1898
Bava-Beccaris massacre
Ettore Ciccotti