Happy Birthday Roma

Started by besilarius, April 22, 2017, 07:46:13 AM

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besilarius

Happy 2,770 AUC (anniversary of the founding of the city of Rome)...or more properly, MMDCCLXX ab urbe condita!
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airboy

We got to go to Rome twice for long visits.  Great place to visit - in the Fall or Winter.

jamus34

Quote from: airboy on April 22, 2017, 10:31:20 AM
We got to go to Rome twice for long visits.  Great place to visit - in the Fall or Winter.

What's a passport???
Insert witty comment here.

Gusington

Ah Rome...still sexy after all these years.


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Martok

Happy Birthday, Rome!  Still a grand old dame. 



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Sir Slash

That's more troops than Italy has in NATO now.  ;D
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