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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]
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] Blog: Pompei and Herculaneum
Date: May 18th 2008
I made it to Pompei around 1:30 in the afternoon. I will not go into some of the trouble I had getting there, you can ask me if you really want to know, since at this point I am very certain I do not have good luck like some people! I bought an audioguide, as I was fairly certain I did not want to pay €50 to be in a guided tour. This was €6, and I could do whatever the heck I wanted to. If you ... read more
Date: May 18th 2008
I made it to Pompei around 1:30 in the afternoon. I will not go into some of the trouble I had getting there, you can ask me if you really want to know, since at this point I am very certain I do not have good luck like some people! I bought an audioguide, as I was fairly certain I did not want to pay €50 to be in a guided tour. This was €6, and I could do whatever the heck I wanted to. If you ... read more


