The Lapis Niger, said to be Romulus' burial site.

Exploring Rome on my own...

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June 18th 2008
June 14th I woke late-- I really did try to get up early and get started, but the travel took it out of me. My first big venture out after catching some rainbow rays in the little chapel was to the SUPERMERCATO! It's similar in most ways to the US, but I wandered around for a bit watching how the locals did things, just so I wouldn't mess up too badly. I could read most things, and what I co ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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