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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: 1st Weekend trip: Part 2
Date: June 25th 2008
(June 1st) Tindari was our second site visit on the weekend. This was a little farther away, so we stopped for lunch in Messina and went. Tindari is another Greek site with a theatre, and other ruins (temple, gymnasium, mosaics, Roman tombs). The city itself was of Greek origin, but the theatre is actually Roman construction. We had to park downhill from this area, and pay to get bused up. There w ... read more
Date: June 25th 2008
(June 1st) Tindari was our second site visit on the weekend. This was a little farther away, so we stopped for lunch in Messina and went. Tindari is another Greek site with a theatre, and other ruins (temple, gymnasium, mosaics, Roman tombs). The city itself was of Greek origin, but the theatre is actually Roman construction. We had to park downhill from this area, and pay to get bused up. There w ... read more
