Edict of Milan Arch

Rome, Italy

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March 19th 2009
The first night we were in Italy, a down pour of rain deluged the city. We didn't know that the restaurants close up between about 5pm until around 8pm. We were starving and set about walking up and down the streets to find a place to eat but everything was closed. The water level was rising to our midcalves in the streets so each time we made our way across intersections the drop from the curb to ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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