Where Caesar's body was cremated

On an evening in Roma

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May 13th 2010
Geo: 41.8955, 12.4823It was, of course, raining when we left Florence this morning. I used to have pretty good travel karma, but this trip has been pretty crap weather-wise.Because of EU regulations, Rene now has to have 48 hours off without driving passengers. As a result, we had a different bus (far less leg room) and an Italian driver. And he drove like an Italian. (During the last 45 minut ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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