Sunset over Circus Maximius

Roma

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August 18th 2008
It seems that all roads that lead to Rome are used by people of ill repute. After stopping at a road side break along the motorway for a cup of coffee and obligatory french pastry, we noticed a number of middle aged men crowded around an upright cardboard box. On the box there were three upside down cups and the men were guessing which cup the pebble was under. Innocent enough until we saw wad ... 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