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Rome Day 3

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May 2nd 2015
Today was another gorgeous day. The sun was out and the temperatures hit a high of around 70. The only negative thing is that something in the air is triggering my allergies. I may have to find a pharmacy and get an antihistamine. This morning I took the train to Ostia Antica, the old port city of Rome. It is about an hour away. Similar to Pompeii, Ostia was buried (by river sediments) and forgott ... 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