Inside shot of the Colloseum

Classic and Imperial Rome

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June 15th 2013
Geo: 41.8955, 12.4823Two tours today, Classical Rome in the morning, then Imperial Rome In the afternoon.We walked thru a few Piazza's and took photos of fountains. Tossed a coin in the Trevi Fountain. Visited the Pantheon and St Peter's Basillica.Checked out the Roman Forum, Circus Maximus and the Aventino Hill. Saw Moses by Michelangelo, then on to the Colloseum.Out for dinner agai ... 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