Desperation

In the Garden of the Fugitives, Pompeii. These two to me looked like they were looking at each other and struggling to stay alive in at least someone else's eyes for as long as possible.

The Path to the Past

January 3rd 2008
Growing up as "that dorky kid that read a lot," I had a lot of books on subjects that nowadays I watch on the Discovery Channel or as a documentary on PBS on TV. My favorite one was a book about Pompeii. I used to dream about seeing Pompeii. In fact, it's probable that Pompeii was my first desired destination of travel (well, Pompeii or Egypt—I had a book on King Tut, too). I distinctly remember ... 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

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