San Clemente

Leigh standing in front of a wall that was added in the 12th century to the 4th century church. Notice the piece of swirly masonry above her head that was probably from an old statue or column.

Leigh’s travelogue of Thanksgiving 2004 trip to Italy

December 19th 2004
One of the most fascinating things about Rome is how, generation after generation, the population builds their structures on top of previous construction. Street level is now about 53 feet above its level in 250 BC. You generally have to descend a number of stairs to get to the entrance of a church built in the 11th-12th century, as the street level has simply grown up around it. Many of these old ... 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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