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Friday, February 29th, 2008 Posted in Vatican | No Comments »
On the west bank of the Tiber, directly across from Rome's historic centre, the VATICAN CITY was established as an independent sovereign state in 1929, ... Read more..The Eighteenth Century To World War II
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 Posted in Rome | No Comments »
The eighteenth century saw the decline of the papacy as a political force, a phenomenon marked by the occupation of ... Read more..Sports and Outdoor Pursuits
Thursday, October 11th, 2007 Posted in About Italy | No Comments »
Spectator sports are popular in Italy, especially the hallowed calcio (football), and there is undying national passion for frenetic motor and cycle races. When it comes to participation, though, you ... Read more..French and Spanish Intervention
Thursday, October 11th, 2007 Posted in History of Italy | No Comments »
The inevitable finally happened when an Italian state invited a larger power in to defeat one of its rivals. In 1494, at the request of the Duke of Milan, Charles ... Read more..