Pompeii

The mountain ominously looking behind the Pompeii Ruins is the infamous Mount Vesuvius which buried the town of Pompeii in lava. The people died however of sulfur gas that was initially emitted from the volcano.

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Italy - Florence, Salerno, Pompeii , Amalfi Coast and Naples

May 11th 2007
Italy - Florence, Salerno, Amalfi Coast, Pompeii and NaplesDave B 5-11-07 I got up and got going around 7:45. The Japanese guy had left really early around 6 and the Italian had left around 7:00. It was just us two lazy Americans in the room. I headed back to the hostel and checked out. The breakfast included a roll and se ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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