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Ostia and the Catacombs

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January 22nd 2008
Ostia is the sight of the ruins of a town from the times of Ancient Rome. I think it was destroyed by the Roman empire as it expanded. It was amazingly beautiful and peaceful there. Ostia (not the ruins, but the town) is actually on the beach, but a couple of Italians told me not to go to that one because the water there is too polluted. I'll take their word for it. Ostia as a historical site, ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Ostia Antica

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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