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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: Around the World in 42 days - Day 15 - Rome
Date: February 27th 2010
Day Fifteen 27 February 2010 Location: Rome Hotel: Hotel Apollo I awoke fairly early today, exhausted from the sleepless night before and certainly not feeling all that excited about seeing Rome. Given the problems we had already had, minor as they might have been, and the fact that we were both still recovering from the food poisoning drama, I think my mood was already ... read more
Date: February 27th 2010
Day Fifteen 27 February 2010 Location: Rome Hotel: Hotel Apollo I awoke fairly early today, exhausted from the sleepless night before and certainly not feeling all that excited about seeing Rome. Given the problems we had already had, minor as they might have been, and the fact that we were both still recovering from the food poisoning drama, I think my mood was already ... read more
