Laocoon.

This was lost for 1000 years and found during the Renaissance. It was paraded around Rome and inspired Michelangelo to sculpt with emotion.

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When in Rome.Don’t make the stupid ‘when in Rome’ joke.ugh

August 21st 2008
We have been in Rome for almost 30 hours now, and man are my feet tired. Yesterday we got in by train from Florence; it was a pleasant 3.5 hours on an air conditioned car, very nice! Right off the train we put our bags in the luggage hold area and headed off to the National Museum of Rome. It had a wonderful collection of ancient Roman and Greek statues, and many Roman copies of Greek statues. ... 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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