Statue of St. Sebastian

Catacombs

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September 26th 2006
Yesterday Emilio took us the Catacombs of St. Sebastian. We had to take a guided tour according to their rules and it was just awful. Emilio was so disappointed and we pretty much lollygagged our way through listening to Emilio’s notes rather than the tour guide. We headed back to school to go to Italian. It was rainy and pretty miserable. I came home and Grant and I ate spaghetti. Mmm! It wa ... 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