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Background: Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His disastrous alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy was a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include illegal immigration, organized crime, corruption, high unemployment, sluggish economic growth, and the low incomes and technical standards of southern Italy compared with the prosperous north.




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Pompei - A city excavated
36 days ago: Whiskers published a blog
Pompei - A city excavated
October 14th 2009  Europe » Italy » Campania » Pompei
Wednesday 14th October Pompei - A city excavated It is not such a beautifully fine morning but it is still dry and we hold out hope that the partly overcast sky will clear for our trip to Pompei. A ... 12 photos [full story]

Pompeii
52 days ago: Snap Shot Stacey published a blog
Pompeii
October 2nd 2009  Europe » Italy » Campania » Pompei
What can I say about this amazing place? After nearly 2000 years it's amazing to be able to see a city where people lived and worked. Sadly most of the items found in Pompeii have actually been sent t ... 12 photos [full story]

Buried Alive
76 days ago: gasiorr published a blog
Buried Alive
September 8th 2009  Europe » Italy » Campania » Pompei
Mt. Vesuvius towers over the skyscrapers of Naples and is the only active volcano in mainland Europe. If it were to erupt, many lives would be lost along with their homes. The Italian government has t ... 19 photos [full story]

83 days ago: SDaniels published a blog
Amalfi drive and Pompei
September 1st 2009  Europe » Italy » Campania » Pompei
We had to get up really really early to make the 3 hour drive to Pompei so I didn't do anything the night before. The drive there was really boring, it was similar to driving to IU, nothing really to ... [full story]

Pompei
192 days ago: LostHunters published a blog
Pompei
May 16th 2009  Europe » Italy » Campania » Pompei
For our last day in Rome, we decided to get some more culture and enjoy the Borghese Park. We had to wake up early in order to make it our shcheduled reservation time for the Borghese Galleria in the ... 10 photos [full story]


Pompei Blog Entries

A Desperate Child
View of Piazza Garibaldi from my hotel room balcony
Sarah the Godess - Pompeii
Sarah inside the hot baths - Pompeii
Pompeii and Vesuvius
Pompeii with Vesuvius in the background
Teatro Picolo (Odeion)
Pompeii interlocking stone street
Pompeii - Forum and ruins
RECOVERED
RECOVERED
RECOVERED
Plaster casts
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Gail's view on the Temple of Apollo

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