Church near Colosseum

Ancient Rome

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June 7th 2007
Hi to all. I have gone a few days without internet access, so I am trying to "catch up" with what's been going on here. On Thursday, we finished up our initial time in Rome. We started the day by picking up our guide Gloria (same guide from the Vatican Museums) and traveling to the Colosseum. First, outside of the Colosseum, we looked at Constantine's Arch. Then, she took us through the Coloss ... 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