The Forum

When in Rome...

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December 20th 2005
After passing through Rome on two occasions already (see the Great Train Debacle) we finally had the chance to see more of the city than just the train station and I must say we were impressed. Well aside from the our hotel room which featured a lovely mould feature wall but I guess if the mould spores don't kill you they can only make you stronger.. Ha ha ha (cough) ha. I guess thats what happe ... 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