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The Apenines and Ashes

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September 17th 2005
so, the trip to pompeii was good fun. i must admit, i got tired walking around for hours among really old buildings, but i'm certainly very glad i went. not that i had a choice, but whatev. the best part of the trip was the drive there and back. we drove through the apenine mountains, and i got to see naples from the bus. the apenines are amazing. unfortunately, i couldn't take too many pict ... read more

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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