Ostia Antica & A Farm 005

Ostia Antico & An Adorable Farm

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January 15th 2010
Today I went to Ostio Antica, a farm, and out for the evening with the roommates. I'm very proud of myself; I'm finally about to go to sleep at 3am rather than waking up at 3am, and therefore am acclimating to both the culture AND the timezone. Ostio Antica is this amazing set of ruins which used to be the port city of Rome between 400BC and 500AD. The region underwent substantial cultural c ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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