Temple of Castor and Pollux

Ancient Rome

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March 4th 2009
The last of our tours with Jerry was the Ancient Rome tour, which included the Roman Forum and Colosseum. The tour was first thing in the morning, so after breakfast the 4 of us walked down to the Colosseum (20 minutes from the hotel) for the meeting point, in the rain of course. It was looking to be a pretty dreary day for a tour, but luckily once we actually got into the Forum to start the tou ... 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