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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: A walk with Ben Hur
Date: July 29th 2008
Picture this: the sun is setting as you walk across the Tiber River on a bridge that's been there for over 1500 years, you hear a man playing saxophone in the background hoping for some generous hands, you're feeling full with gelato, and you smell the Tiber - a potpourri of seaweed and outhouse, you see old Roman ruins everywhere you look - so common that most aren't even labelled, and best of ... read more
Date: July 29th 2008
Picture this: the sun is setting as you walk across the Tiber River on a bridge that's been there for over 1500 years, you hear a man playing saxophone in the background hoping for some generous hands, you're feeling full with gelato, and you smell the Tiber - a potpourri of seaweed and outhouse, you see old Roman ruins everywhere you look - so common that most aren't even labelled, and best of ... read more
