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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: The Eternal City
Date: May 15th 2009
The Eternal City Well the past two days have been filled with some incredible architecture and art in The Eternal City with the family. First, we went off to the iconic Coliseum of Rome. I’ve found that being on the road, I’m frequently disappointed by the size of historical monuments since I’ve grown up in North America around skyscrapers (of which there are none here). The Coliseum thou ... read more
Date: May 15th 2009
The Eternal City Well the past two days have been filled with some incredible architecture and art in The Eternal City with the family. First, we went off to the iconic Coliseum of Rome. I’ve found that being on the road, I’m frequently disappointed by the size of historical monuments since I’ve grown up in North America around skyscrapers (of which there are none here). The Coliseum thou ... read more
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