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First crazy day in Rome

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October 7th 2007
7 Oct 2007 Began the day with one of the oldest churches in Rome, Santa Maria degli Angeli and a look around Piazza della Repubblica. Next we headed to Spanish Steps and up the hill to the park above for some pictures of the whole city from above Piazza del Popolo. We walked down through the piazza to the Mausoleo Augusto which was all fenced up for renovations. We headed out across the bridge ... 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