Ostia Antica

Ostia Antica

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September 14th 2006
Today we went to Ostia Antica. We walked to the train station at the Piramide from our apt. and met Davide and the rest of the class. We took the train to Ostia Antica, which was the sea port for Ancient Rome (2nd cent. BCE) that was excavated by a digging headed by Musolini (sp.?). It was really cool because it was so perfectly preserved. It had several bathhouses and fish markets, and a huge ... 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