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October 13th 2005
Today we went to the Crypta Balbi with Davide for class. The Crypta Balbi is another one of the four parts of the Museo Nazionale Romano, and it is one of the best areas to study the stratification of Rome. Since the city now stands above its original level, the history of the city can be understood through its vertical layers. This is visible in a lot of places around Rome; for example, the Sta ... read more

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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 establis... ... read more

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Katie Elizabeth

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I’m a fourth year architecture major at the University of Arkansas (Go Hogs!). I’ll be spending the semester in Italy, as I am participating in our school’s study abroad program in Rome. “If I look at some excellent statue, I say within my heart: "When will you be able to remove the excess from a block of marble and reveal so lovely a figure hidden therein? When will you know how to mix different colors and spread them over a canvas or a wall and represent all visible objects by their means, like a Michelangelo, a Raphael, or a Titian?” -Galileo Galilei “Dialogue Concerning the Two ... full info

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