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Who Knew There Were Lobsters in Rome

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May 31st 2017
Well, today was a long day of site seeing! We woke up early to get to Colosso before the big crowds came. We stopped first at St. Peter in Chains. Here, is the sculpture of Moses that Michaelangelo began designing. Also, we saw the chains that bounded St. Peter. Next, we went to the iconic Colosseum. Sadly, there were no gladiators dressed up, but they are a scam anyways! I had to do a ... 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