Colosseo

They had 80 arches on each of the three levels. This whole structure used to be encased in marble. NOtice all the holes, thats where they tore out the iron rodes to retrieve the marble.

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Historical Rome

February 15th 2006
Seven hours of sleep and I feel refreshed and ready to take on Rome. There were these blinds that came down on the windows that locked and turned to room pitch black so there was no waking us up .. that is until the alarm in the TV came on ... that was wierd. I am going to add pictures and alter my blog later to fill you in on the details of it all ... but its 11pm and I just got to a new hote ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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