Inside the Colosseum

When in Rome . . . eat a lot of Gelato

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March 30th 2008
March 26 - 30 Wednesday March 26 My train ride to Rome was not bad at all. I had a (narrow) bed and they even provided breakfast! Upon arriving in Rome, I dropped my stuff off at my hostel and went to go see the Ancient ruins. The Colosseum was the first stop. I took a tour that included a tour of the Forum which I thought was interesting. The proper name of the Colosseum is the Flavian Amp ... 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