The Colosseum

Trojan Man!

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July 3rd 2008
After a nice peaceful rest I am ready for day two of roaming Rome! 😊 The shuttle dropped us off at Piazza Barberini and from there I hopped onto the subway for my first site, the Colosseum! As I emerge from the steamy, hot tunnels of the subway I am stopped in my tracks by the Colosseum which is suddenly towering in front of me. Dazed, I quickly run across the street and see a precious, ... 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