Mare Nostrum forces arrived to assist the Italian invasion. Despite periods of Axis ascendancy during the Battle of the Mediterranean it was never realized, and ended altogether with the final Italian defeat of September 1943. The term "Mare Nostrum" was chosen as the theme for the Inaugural Conference of the Society for Mediterranean Law and Culture, being held in June 2012 at the University of Cagliari Faculty of Law, Sardinia, Italy ("La Conferenza Inaugurale della Società di Diritto e Cultura del Mediterraneo"). In this contemporary usage, the term is intended to embrace the full diversity of Mediterranean cultures, with a particular focus
Now That's What I Call Music! "Now That's What I Call Music! 44", which has sold 2.3 million copies and remains the biggest selling various artists compilation album in the UK. 2008's "Now That's What I Call Music! 70" sold 383,002 units in the first week of sales, the biggest ever first week sale of any "Now" album. Now That's What I Call Music! 87 holds the achievement for the most songs released on a Now album, featuring 47 songs in total. As of 2018, the most featured artist was Robbie Williams with 30 singles, followed by Rihanna and Calvin Harris with 27, David Guetta with