Saint Peter's Square

Rome away from Rome . . .

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January 25th 2009
Hello All, While in Disney, my friend Erin and I planned on meeting in Rome. It is a place we both wanted to see, and the prices seemed to be right. I went ahead and booked my airfare. Erin had to wait to sort a few things out. As it turns out, Erin had a large project due the day after we planned on returning from Rome. She had to therefore back out. I was left with airfare and no place to ... 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