the colosseum

into the vatican (...just)

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November 16th 2005
I didn't know much about Rome before going there. I had not even seen Gladiator or Troy. No idea about classical history and the gods or anything. I knew small parts about the history of religion, but not being catholic but a protestant, I missed a lot of things i think. It was an early morning start on transit from florence to Rome. We were made to get on the bust at about 6am. The biggest t ... 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