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Colosseum Interior  
   

Colosseum Interior

The centuries of pillaging and "recycling" of the amphitheatre definitely shows.
Relaxed Rome

June 23rd 2005
Partly due to overall tiredness, and in good part because of my gastrointestinal issues (courtesy of that camp in Venice that I'm never going back to), I decided to take it easy in Today. I didn't get to sleep in though. Got woken up at 6:15 by garbage trucks and motorcycles. On the upside, that got me to the Flavian Amphitheatre (AKA the Colosseum) quite a bit before 10am. We (went with travel ... read more
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Italian Flag 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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