The Colosseum

History right under our noses...

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September 18th 2005
I'll get to explaining that title at the end. But first: I had the best pasta ever on Wednesday. If you are ever in Rome you simply must go to the Grotto di Teatro Pompey and have the fettucine gorganzola for your first dish. The truffles are also delicious, and not too expensive. For bread, water, pasta, chicken and potatoes, and a truffle it was only 18 Euro. It's just off of the Campo dei ... 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