I like to pat antiquity's bottom!

Hadrian's Villa

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September 29th 2006
Yesterday, I came down with the beginning of a cold. I was misreable! But using my good judgement, I called in sick from school, slept all day and Grant brought me home medecine, Vitamin C, and Fanta after he got done with class. Those were my cure-alls. 😊 I hated to miss school, but I knew if I didn't and walked around all day, I would not be well to go to Hadrian's Villa. Luckily I had a ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Tivoli

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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