Rome Photo 13

Rome

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August 20th 2008
Well we arrived in Rome and checked into our amazing hotel! It was very nice. We ate some supper at a gross restaurant and went to bed. We had another tour the following day and it was a biggy. In one day, we managed to see Trevi Fountain, THe Pantheon, Piazza Colonna (has a column dedicated to an Emperor), Piazza Navoni which was built on an ancient arena, Basillica San Pietro (Vatican), Piazza C ... 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