Villa Romano

Piazza Amerina----Villa Romana

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September 23rd 2008
Wednesday 10th September Villa Romana - Whole family dinner My parents and us were up and ready by 8.30am ready to drive out and visit Villa Romana del Casale in Piazza Armerina. The great thing about the 3rd century Villa was that it was covered for many years, which protected it from an earthquake and just general aging. The majority of the Villa is covered with a Perspex roof which ap ... 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