In the Colosseum

Rome Day 2

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April 26th 2009
This morning and afternoon we walked through ancient Rome. The Coloseum, Palatine Hill, and The Forum. It was mind boggeling to think that we were walking the same routes as Julius Caesar! In the evening we were on a walking tour that took us to the Victor Emmanuel Monument, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, and the Pantheon. We're thoroughly exhausted but we feel we saw lots of Rome in our 2 days ... 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