Ancient Rome

Jacko is smiling as he is standing in front of what remains of the Temple of the Vestal Virgins. Seven virgins used to live here, and they had to keep the fire of the eternal flame lit. If they lost their virginity before they were 34 they were buried alive outside the city walls.

When in Rome...

January 12th 2011
Buongiorno! (Mike and Susanna - that phrase book you gave me for my birthday is the handiest thing I own right now!) Anyway, we arrived in Rome on 4th Jan, after meandering our way down from Vienna via the towns of Villach and Bologna (as in Spaghetti Bologna-ise) and it was everything we expected - amazing, expensive, historical, crowded, and most of all - f**kin busy considering it's the midd ... 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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