Friday, November 12, 2010

Italy!!!

 Hi, everybody!  Today, this post is about Italy.  Did you know that some of the worlds most famous people come from Italy?  The Italians also invented alot of things, from forks to clocks and radios to pants.  Here is an Italian fact file.

Continent: Europe
Capital: Rome
Area: 116,345 square miles
Population: 59,000,000
Currency: Euro
Language: Italian

 Did you know Napoleon designed the Italian flag?

 The Colosseum was once called the Flavian Amphitheater!
Galileo once dropped two balls off the top of the Leaning Tower to test gravity. 
Galileo discovered four of Jupiter's moons!!!

The eagle was the symbol of ancient Rome.  The bar the eagle is sitting on says SPQR.  SPQR means "The Senate and the People of Rome".

I hope you liked the post.  Bye!