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Francesco Carotta

Francesco Carotta is a man who wrote a book called "Gli Dei non sono morti" which means "The Gods are not dead" in Italian. He also wrote another book called "Jesus was Caesar" which suggests that Jesus Christ was actually a fictional character modeled after the Roman emperor Julius Caesar.

Now, some people think that these ideas are really interesting and have made a lot of sense. But other people think they are a little crazy and don't believe them at all.

Basically, Francesco Carotta is someone who has some controversial ideas about history and religion. Some people like his ideas, and some don't.