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Day 44: Roma Day 1

April 17th 2011
I was so excited to be really heading into Rome, it has held a fascination for me for most of my life, thinking about Roman warriors and the life of the people of ancient Rome has made me want to come here. Well I have to say Rome is all I had dreamt about, the Coliseum and the Roman Forum in particular were just mind blowing, seeing remnants of a past 2000 and more years ago is just, well mind bl ... read more
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Italian Flag 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
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