Me in a well

Sunny day at the ruins of Ostia Antica

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February 21st 2009
Today was a really nice day. It was around 55 or so out today so we decided to get out and see the sites. Laura, Jordan, and I decided to go to this ancient town called Ostia Antica about 30 minutes by train towards the coast of Italy. Ostia Antica was the port city of Rome. First used to defend the city from invaders and then for commercial purposes, Ostia Antica played an important ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Ostia Antica

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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