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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 establi... [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 establi... [read more] Blog: Pompeii, Italy
Date: August 14th 2008
My second day in Naples I took the train to the town of Pompeii. From the train station I walked into the amazing ruins of Pompeii. Inside the gates, the sites were incredible. Stones cobblestones, huge statues and rock crevices were the only remains of the town that had existed before the eruption of the volcano (still active!). It was so neat to imagine families and civil life taking place among ... read more
Date: August 14th 2008
My second day in Naples I took the train to the town of Pompeii. From the train station I walked into the amazing ruins of Pompeii. Inside the gates, the sites were incredible. Stones cobblestones, huge statues and rock crevices were the only remains of the town that had existed before the eruption of the volcano (still active!). It was so neat to imagine families and civil life taking place among ... read more
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