The Glory of Rome

See, not all their statues were crappy.

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June 28th 2006
Well, yesterday was quite the day. We headed out rather early to visit the Colloseum where we spent 10 euro on what was essentially nothing more than a way to bypass the line. It was supposed to be a tour but after about 15 minutes with our tour guide, we had no choice but to flee. "It was very important to be a good gladiator. Gladiator comes from the sword of the gladiators because the sword ... 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

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