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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: Rome, Day 2
Date: March 19th 2012
After breakfast in the apartment of bread, Nutella, and eggs; we headed out for our tour of ancient Rome. Our Italian guide book has been hit or miss on our trip, but we followed the advice and bought tickets to all 3 sites (Palantine Hill, the Roman Forum and the colisseum) at Palantine Hill. We were not disappointed--not only did it save us about an hour wait at the colliseum but we were able to ... read more
Date: March 19th 2012
After breakfast in the apartment of bread, Nutella, and eggs; we headed out for our tour of ancient Rome. Our Italian guide book has been hit or miss on our trip, but we followed the advice and bought tickets to all 3 sites (Palantine Hill, the Roman Forum and the colisseum) at Palantine Hill. We were not disappointed--not only did it save us about an hour wait at the colliseum but we were able to ... read more
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