Pompeii

The ancient Roman forum of the city of Pompeii, with the deceptively peacful looking Mt Vesuivius in the background. Pompeii was buried (& hence protected) when Vesuvius blew it's top in 79AD. This stuff is seriously old!

Mummies found in Italy

September 9th 2007
That's right "The Mummies" arrived safe & sound in London & we dragged them off to enjoy the sun drenched coasts and charming swarthy men of Amalfi. Well, perhaps they just enjoyed the men's flattery, as remember "the Daddies" were stuck in the office at home. Mum, and her close friend Mary travelled over to this side of the world to celebrate Mary's 60th and visit their 'babies'. ‘The mumm ... 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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