<p>Today is March 17, the anniversary of the proclamation of the birth or making of modern Italy. It seems strange to me that this anniversay is largely overlooked, so I invite listeners to think for a moment about its meaning.</p>

Today is March 17, the anniversary of the proclamation of the birth or making of modern Italy. It seems strange to me that this anniversay is largely overlooked, so I invite listeners to think for a moment about its meaning.

105. The Making of Modern Italy

Get Ready for Rome helps the thoughtful traveler prepare to visit the Eternal City by introducing the city's main monuments and the sometimes acrimonious dialogue they imply. Add value to your visit to Rome by getting to know in advance the ideas and history that stand behind St. Peter's Basilica, the Colosseum, the Sistine Chapel and other familiar but put poorly understood sites of one of the world's greatest cities.

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