Roman Forum

Roma

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June 29th 2011
Today is the Feast of St. Peter & Paul and as a holiday, many shops around the area were closed…made it feel like a Sunday. However, everything touristy (minus the Vatican) were open so it didn’t affect us too much. Today really only consisted of three things: Coliseum, Roman Forum & dinner. ALL = AMAZING. Pretty much don’t have words. Can’t even figure out how the Romans built such struc ... 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