Vatican Gargoyles

A Sprint Through Rome

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October 25th 2008
On Friday October 10, 2008 I had a field trip for school to Rome. My Michelangelo art history class was going to see Michelangelo's major works that are still located in Rome. We went to the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, and the tomb of Pope Julius II. Eight of us departed the Perugia Central train station at 7:30am to go meet our teacher in Rome. She met us at the Rome Termini station ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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