Inside the Colosseum

Notice the eroded grandstands. Spectators were arranged by rank, with humble citizens and women at the top, a special box closest to the action for the emperor, and ringside seats for the senators and Vestal Virgins.

CIAO! OUR TIME IN ROME...

April 9th 2008
Buongiorno! It’s our last night in Rome so we thought we’d put up our pictures before going to bed. Tomorrow morning we pick up our rental car and start driving north. Our plan, as long as we don’t get too lost, is to make our way to the beautiful medieval city of Siena and then finally we will arrive in Florence tomorrow evening where we will stay for three nights. After Florence we will be ... 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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