Looking down the main Forum to Vesuvius

Pompei

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September 18th 2017
Out on the early train...first lot through the gate at 9am....quiet to start with Absolutely fascinating...i thought there was going to be a lot of emphasis on the humans which i thought would be macabre....however there was only small amount and the rest was about the grand city and it structures and infrastructures of 64-67hectares. Needed a good 3 hours or more. I said to Brian I feel like I ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Pompei

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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