Al in a well

Ostia Antica

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February 21st 2009
Originally today I was going to go to Siena but decided to postpone since if I book two weeks in advance, it's alot cheaper. So instead I went on a day trip to Ostia Antica, which is only a thirty minute train ride outside of Rome. Ostia was a town that was overtaken by Rome and used as a military base. When Rome became more of a major power, its use changed to more of a commercial area. The t ... 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