The Vatican

Rome

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January 27th 2008
School continues much like school tends to, there are exciting and interesting parts and parts that make me want to ceremoniously take my own life. But the real story is my weekend trip to Rome that I just got back from. Welllllll this trip was amazing. I went with my friend Samantha, who I had gone to Elba with last week, and my friend Dahlia, who is an awesome trip-planner. We arrived in Rom ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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