The holes?

The first thing you notice is that the facing is riddled with holes as though it had been shot at, but the guide explain that iron brackets had been used as support in the original construction and were scavenged after the fall of Rome leaving the holes behind.

Rome and Home

March 29th 2018
It just seemed right to finish this 3 month getaway adventure in Rome. Everywhere we went in Spain and of course here in Italy we have seen the massive influence of the old Roman Empire. We had just 2 full days and as any of you who have been know well, that barely scratches the surface! But we did OK as, hopefully, the following pics will show. This definitely rates as one our top advent ... 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

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