The Papal States were restored in June 1800, but during Napoleon's reign Rome was annexed as a Dpartement of the French Empire: first as Dpartement du Tibre (18081810) and then as Dpartement Rome (18101814). He transformed the town of Byzantium into his new residence, which, however, was not officially anything more than an imperial residence like Milan or Trier or Nicomedia until given a city prefect in May 359 by Constantius II; Constantinople. Once it ruled the Western World, and even the partial, scattered ruins of that awesome empire, of which Rome was the capital, are today among the most overpowering sights on earth. [66], This was another nepotistic age; the new aristocratic families (Barberini, Pamphili, Chigi, Rospigliosi, Altieri, Odescalchi) were protected by their respective popes, who built huge baroque buildings for their relatives. Rome's history spans 28 centuries. The Roman School was a group of composers of predominantly church music, which were active in the city during the 16th and 17th centuries, therefore spanning the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. Ancient Rome was a part of the ancient world. Modern Rome has 280 fountains and more than 900 churches. [48] The weak emperors of the fifth century could not stop the decay, leading to the deposition of Romulus Augustus on 22 August 476, which marked the end of the Western Roman Empire and, for many historians, the beginning of the Middle Ages. Article continues below Facts about the Romans 1) Rome was founded in 753BC by its first king, Romulus. The Column of Marcus Aurelius was inspired by Trajan's Column at Trajan's Forum, which is part of the Imperial Fora. [57] In 756, Pepin the Short, after having defeated the Lombards, gave the Pope temporal jurisdiction over the Roman Duchy and the Exarchate of Ravenna, thus creating the Papal States. The city is the capital of Italy and also its biggest and most populated metropolis hosting 2.9 million residents within an area of 1,285 square km. [23] These developments, which according to archaeological evidence took place during the mid-eighth century BC, can be considered as the "birth" of the city. Rome reached the highest point of splendour under Pope Julius II (15031513) and his successors Leo X and Clement VII, both members of the Medici family. The city also played host to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1991 and the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2004. During those years, the centre of the Italian Renaissance moved to Rome from Florence. Rome is the seat of the so-called "Polo Romano"[180] made up by three main international agencies of the United Nations: the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The official currency in Italy is the Euro, since 1999. ROME, May 26 (Reuters) - Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) hopes to develop Rome Fiumicino as a southern hub for the group and will focus on long-haul flights from the Italian airport to Northern and Latin . Below you'll find over a hundred fun and interesting facts about Rome, the "City of Seven Hills"! Rome became able to compete with other major European cities of the time in terms of wealth, grandeur, the arts, learning and architecture. In 1871 the capital of Italy was moved from Florence to Rome. The Vatican is an enclave of the Italian capital city and a sovereign possession of the Holy See, which is the Diocese of Rome and the supreme government of the Roman Catholic Church. Currency. Caput Mundi(Latin)The Capital of the world, Rome (Italian and Latin: Roma [roma] (listen)) is the capital city of Italy. Dialectal literature in the traditional form of Romanesco includes the works of such authors as Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, Trilussa and Cesare Pascarella. Facts about Rome for kids. Traditionally, pilgrims in Rome (as well as devout Romans) visit the seven pilgrim churches (Italian: Le sette chiese) in 24 hours. The Roman Empire at its height (c. 122 CE) extended from Italy to Britain down to Greece . General Rome Facts Interesting Facts about Rome Although associated today only with Latin, ancient Rome was in fact multilingual. This grand approach was designed by architects Piacentini and Spaccarelli, on the instructions of Benito Mussolini and in accordance with the church, after the conclusion of the Lateran Treaty. [131] and has been ranked among Europe's 50 and the world's 150 best colleges. It also includes considerable areas of abandoned marshland which is suitable neither for agriculture nor for urban development. Public parks and nature reserves cover a large area in Rome, and the city has one of the largest areas of green space among European capitals. Throughout the history of Rome, the urban limits of the city were considered to be the area within the city's walls. Rome is the most visited city in Italy as well as being one of the top cities for world travellers. Rome is the principal town of the Metropolitan City of Rome, operative since 1 January 2015. [11] It was first called The Eternal City (Latin: Urbs Aeterna; Italian: La Citt Eterna) by the Roman poet Tibullus in the 1st century BC, and the expression was also taken up by Ovid, Virgil, and Livy. [85] The republic included the city itself and the immediate surroundings. Majestic works, as the new Saint Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel and Ponte Sisto (the first bridge to be built across the Tiber since antiquity, although on Roman foundations) were created. [citation needed]. [59] Subsequently, Rome was sacked and burned by the Normans under Robert Guiscard who had entered the city in support of the Pope, then besieged in Castel Sant'Angelo. Though most famous for Christian burials, they include pagan and Jewish burials, either in separate catacombs or mixed together. B1 connects to line B at Piazza Bologna and has four stations over a distance of 3.9km (2mi). [60] However, his hopes were crushed by the French king Philip the Fair, who took him prisoner and killed him in Anagni. Moreover, the city is also the capital of the Lazio region.[75]. The first census was in the 2 nd Century BC. [175] The end of the work was scheduled in 2015, but archaeological findings often delay underground construction work. [36][37][38] Rome was established as a de facto empire, which reached its greatest expansion in the second century under the Emperor Trajan. [166] [25] This legend had to be reconciled with a dual tradition, set earlier in time, that had the Trojan refugee Aeneas escape to Italy and found the line of Romans through his son Iulus, the namesake of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. It is governed by a mayor and a city council. The city is the place where the Statute of the International Criminal Court and the European Convention on Human Rights were formulated. Rome lies on the Tiber River. The 99-acre (40ha) studio complex is 9.0km (5.6mi) from the centre of Rome and is part of one of the biggest production communities in the world, second only to Hollywood, with well over 5,000 professionals from period costume makers to visual effects specialists. [33] A major slave revolt under Spartacus followed,[34] and then the establishment of the first Triumvirate with Caesar, Pompey and Crassus. Or that Romans used to brush their teeth with urine? In this twenty-year period, Rome became one of the greatest centres of art in the world. Currently, maintenance of the catacombs is in the hands of the Papacy which has invested in the Salesians of Don Bosco the supervision of the Catacombs of St. Callixtus on the outskirts of Rome. During its first two centuries, the empire was ruled by emperors of the Julio-Claudian,[39] Flavian (who also built an eponymous amphitheatre, known as the Colosseum),[39] and Antonine dynasties. The Pope declared Rome an open city. [64] During this period Rome was neglected, until a plebeian man, Cola di Rienzo, came to power. Today, Cinecitt is the only studio in the world with pre-production, production, and full post-production facilities on one lot, allowing directors and producers to walk in with their script and "walkout" with a completed film. [57] In 729, the Lombard king Liutprand donated the north Latium town of Sutri to the Church, starting its temporal power. During this period, many great palaces in neoclassical styles were built to host ministries, embassies, and other government agencies. Today Rome is circled, at a distance of about 10km (6mi) from the Capitol, by the ring-road (the Grande Raccordo Anulare or GRA). According to the latest statistics conducted by ISTAT,[107] approximately 9.5% of the population consists of non-Italians. [176] There is also one trolleybus line, opened in 2005, and After the Gothic Wars, 535552, the population may have dwindled temporarily to 30,000. Many international institutions are located in Rome, notably cultural and scientific ones, such as the American Institute, the British School, the French Academy, the Scandinavian Institutes, and the German Archaeological Institute. Rome has a Mediterranean climate (Kppen climate classification: Csa),[77] with hot, dry summers and mild, humid winters. Rome became one of Europe's major centres of Renaissance artwork, second only to Florence, and able to compare to other major cities and cultural centres, such as Paris and Venice. Construction on the first branch started in the 1930s. Between 1960 and 1970 Rome was considered to be as a "new Hollywood" because of the many actors and directors who worked there; Via Vittorio Veneto had transformed into a glamour place where you could meet famous people. Famous artists, painters, sculptors, and architects made Rome the centre of their activity, creating masterpieces throughout the city. Rome is the only city in the world that surrounds an entire country: Vatican City is an independent nation-state under papal authority that is located within the city of Rome. [64], Beginning with the Council of Trent in 1545, the Church began the Counter-Reformation in response to the Reformation, a large-scale questioning of the Church's authority on spiritual matters and governmental affairs. After the Lombard invasion of Italy (569572), the city remained nominally Byzantine, but in reality, the popes pursued a policy of equilibrium between the Byzantines, the Franks, and the Lombards. Snowfall is rare but not unheard of, with light snow or flurries occurring on some winters, generally without accumulation, and major snowfalls on a very rare occurrence (the most recent ones were in 2018, 2012 and 1986). Many of the famous city's squares some huge, majestic and often adorned with obelisks, some small and picturesque took their present shape during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Here are 50+ must know facts about Rome. The bus, tram, metro and urban railways network is run by Atac S.p.A. (which originally stood for the Municipal Bus and Tramways Company, Azienda Tramvie e Autobus del Comune in Italian). Known as MAXXI National Museum of the 21st Century Arts it restores a dilapidated area with striking modern architecture. [101] Between 3.2 and 4.2 million people live in the Rome metropolitan area.[102][103][104][105][106]. [58] After the decay of Carolingian power, Rome fell prey to feudal chaos: several noble families fought against the pope, the emperor, and each other. Rome is the third most visited city in the EU, after London and Paris, and receives an average of 710million tourists a year, which sometimes doubles on holy years. The city also hosts the Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean[18] (UfM) as well as the headquarters of many international businesses, such as Eni, Enel, TIM, Leonardo, and banks such as BNL. It is sometimes classified as having sovereignty but does not claim any territory in Rome or anywhere else, hence leading to dispute over its actual sovereign status. Nearly 700,000 euros worth of coins are tossed into Rome's Trevi Fountain each year. Immigrants from more than a hundred different countries reside there. Jones estimated the population at 650,000 in the mid-fifth century. Interesting Facts. This increased to 600,000 by the eve of World War I. The average age of a Roman resident is 43 compared to the Italian average of 42. A third airport, the Roma-Urbe Airport, is a small, low-traffic airport located about 6km (4mi) north of the city centre, which handles most helicopter and private flights. [24], Traditional stories handed down by the ancient Romans themselves explain the earliest history of their city in terms of legend and myth. 70 and 72 under the emperor Vespasian. The War of the League of Cognac caused the first plunder of the city in more than five hundred years since the previous sack; in 1527, the Landsknechts of Emperor Charles V sacked the city, bringing an abrupt end to the golden age of the Renaissance in Rome. Rome then became the focus of hopes of Italian reunification after the rest of Italy was united as the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 with the temporary capital in Florence. [23] This aggregation was facilitated by the increase of agricultural productivity above the subsistence level, which also allowed the establishment of secondary and tertiary activities. As the capital of Italy, Rome hosts all the principal institutions of the nation, including the Presidency of the Republic, the government (and its single Ministeri), the Parliament, the main judicial Courts, and the diplomatic representatives of all the countries for the states of Italy and Vatican City. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Italian troops were able to capture Rome entering the city through a breach near Porta Pia. It is perceived as Rome's Chinatown. 10 Amazing Facts About Ancient Rome And The Romans Jack De Graaf 7 Minutes Read Updated: April 30, 2023 Did you know that the Roman Empire was so vast in its reach that Alaska would have fit into it more than three times? Overlooking Piazza del Popolo and the Spanish Steps are the gardens of Pincio and Villa Medici. It is one of Rome's most ambitious modern architecture projects alongside Renzo Piano's Auditorium Parco della Musica[152] and Massimiliano Fuksas' Rome Convention Center, Centro Congressi Italia EUR, in the EUR district, due to open in 2016. This mass of a million people came from 3 different continents: Europe, Asia and Africa. [52] Grain distribution to 80,000 ticket holders at the same time suggests 400,000 (Augustus set the number at 200,000 or one-fifth of the population). In mid-2010, there were 2,754,440 residents in the city proper, while some 4.2million people lived in the greater Rome area (which can be approximately identified with its administrative metropolitan city, with a population density of about 800 inhabitants/km2 stretching over more than 5,000km2 (1,900sqmi)). The most familiar of these myths, and perhaps the most famous of all Roman myths, is the story of Romulus and Remus, the twins who were suckled by a she-wolf. 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This compares with the Italian average of 18.06% (minors) and 19.94% (pensioners). Rome was confirmed as caput Mundi, i.e. There is also a notable pine wood at Castelfusano, near Ostia. [31] The first Roman provinces were established at this time: Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica, Hispania, Macedonia, Achaea and Africa. [19], According to the Ancient Romans' founding myth,[20] the name Roma came from the city's founder and first king, Romulus. Rome constitutes a comune speciale, named "Roma Capitale",[70] and is the largest both in terms of land area and population among the 8,101 comuni of Italy. [60] Under Pope Innocent III, whose reign marked the apogee of the papacy, the commune liquidated the senate, and replaced it with a Senatore, who was subject to the pope. The Bishops of Rome were also seen (and still are seen by Catholics) as the successors of Peter, who is considered the first Bishop of Rome. The Renaissance period changed the face of Rome dramatically, with works like the Piet by Michelangelo and the frescoes of the Borgia Apartments. Rome ( Italian and Latin: Roma [roma] ( listen)) is the capital city of Italy. Through the process of Romanization, the peoples of Italy, Gallia, the Iberian Peninsula and Dacia developed languages which derive directly from Latin and were adopted in large areas of the world, all through cultural influence, colonisation and migration. This angered the people of the city, who then unroofed the building where they met and imprisoned them until they had nominated the new pope; this marked the birth of the conclave. Rome is also the location of two American Universities; The American University of Rome[134] and John Cabot University as well as St. John's University branch campus, John Felice Rome Center, a campus of Loyola University Chicago and Temple University Rome, a campus of Temple University. The date is still celebrated in the city every year: the Italian name for it is 'Natale di Roma', Rome's birthday! Rome was also the base of several mystery cults, such as Mithraism. The older Rome Ciampino Airport is a joint civilian and military airport. More recently, heavy night-time traffic in Trastevere, Testaccio and San Lorenzo has led to the creation of night-time ZTLs in those districts. The population had already started to decline from the late fourth century onward, although around the middle of the fifth century it seems that Rome continued to be the most populous city of the two parts of the Empire. Roman Empire, the ancient empire, centred on the city of Rome, that was established in 27 bce following the demise of the Roman Republic and continuing to the final eclipse of the empire of the West in the 5th century ce. Moreover, also modern English, because of the Norman Conquest, borrowed a large percentage of its vocabulary from the Latin language. Constantine the Great undertook a major reform of the bureaucracy, not by changing the structure but by rationalising the competencies of the several ministries during the years 325330, after he defeated Licinius, emperor in the East, at the end of 324. [30], The third and second century BC saw the establishment of Roman hegemony over the Mediterranean and the Balkans, through the three Punic Wars (264146 BC) fought against the city of Carthage and the three Macedonian Wars (212168 BC) against Macedonia. They lived completely different lives from our own and saw the world in completely different ways more different than you likely ever expected. Originally capable of seating 60,000 spectators, it was used for gladiatorial combat. Rome is old. He gave governors more fiscal duties and placed them in charge of the army logistical support system as an attempt to control it by removing the support system from its control. They include facts about Ancient Rome, about modern Rome, and some fun facts too! 18. Here at Nat Geo Kids, we're about to get the lowdown on this amazing civilisation with our fab facts about the Romans! It hosts the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (founded in 1585), for which new concert halls have been built in the new Parco della Musica, one of the largest musical venues in the world. This was accomplished by the Roman poet Virgil in the first century BC. Rome then began a period characterised by internal struggles between patricians (aristocrats) and plebeians (small landowners), and by constant warfare against the populations of central Italy: Etruscans, Latins, Volsci, Aequi, and Marsi. These originate from the 14 regions of Augustan Rome, which evolved in the Middle Ages into the medieval rioni. [6] Rome is generally considered to be the "cradle of Western civilization and Christian culture", and the centre of the Catholic Church.[7][8][9]. There were setbacks in the attempts to assert the Church's power, a notable example being in 1773 when Pope Clement XIV was forced by secular powers to have the Jesuit order suppressed.[64]. A commercial district, Esquilino contains restaurants featuring many kinds of international cuisine. It was built during the reign of the Flavian emperors as a gift to the Roman people. Ancient Roman cuisine was highly influenced by Ancient Greek culture, and after, the empire's enormous expansion exposed Romans to many new, provincial culinary habits and cooking techniques. The main god and goddesses in Roman culture were Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva. The continuous warfare led to the establishment of a professional army, which turned out to be more loyal to its generals than to the republic. Modern Rome is also crossed by another river, the Aniene, which flows into the Tiber north of the historic centre. Rome developed greatly after the war as part of the "Italian economic miracle" of post-war reconstruction and modernisation in the 1950s and early 1960s. Urganilla, or Plautia Urgulanilla, wife of Emperor Claudius, is thought to have been a speaker of Etruscan many centuries after this date, according to Suetonius' entry on Claudius. distributed to poorer Romans during five winter months at the rate of five Roman lbs per person per month, enough for 145,000 persons or 1/4 or 1/3 of the total population. These problems are not helped by the limited size of Rome's metro system when compared to other cities of similar size. [71] They were created for administrative reasons to increase decentralisation in the city. Since 1972, the city has been divided into administrative areas, called municipi (sing. According to the GaWC study of world cities, Rome is a "Beta +" city. [64] But not everything went well for the Church during the Counter-Reformation. It will feature full automated, driverless trains. (One myth says that the town was founded by two brothersRomulus and Remuswho were raised by a wolf.) Contemporary Romanesco is mainly represented by popular actors and actresses, such as Alberto Sordi, Aldo Fabrizi, Anna Magnani, Carlo Verdone, Enrico Montesano, Gigi Proietti and Nino Manfredi. Two important complexes in the latter style are the Foro Mussolini, now Foro Italico, by Enrico Del Debbio, and the Citt universitaria ("University city"), by Marcello Piacentini, also author of the controversial destruction of part of the Borgo rione to open Via della Conciliazione. There are also many specialist libraries attached to various foreign cultural institutes in Rome, among them that of the American Academy in Rome, the French Academy in Rome and the Bibliotheca Hertziana Max Planck Institute of Art History, a German library, often noted for excellence in the arts and sciences.[138]. The area was part of the Roman rione of Borgo until 1929. Modern Italy only came into existence after 1861. [95] According to Krautheimer it was still close to 800,000 in 400 AD; had declined to 500,000 by 452, and dwindled to perhaps 100,000 in 500 AD. Rome contains a vast and impressive collection of art, sculpture, fountains, mosaics, frescos, and paintings, from all different periods. [64] The return of the pope to Rome in that year unleashed the Western Schism (13771418), and for the next forty years, the city was affected by the divisions which rocked the Church. The state ministries are spread out around the city; these include the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is located in Palazzo della Farnesina near the Olympic stadium. [96] Lancon estimates 500,000 based on the number of 'incisi' enrolled as eligible to receive bread, oil and wine rations; the number fell to 120,000 in the reform of 419. Notable later medieval mosaics and frescoes can be also found in the churches of Santa Maria in Trastevere, Santi Quattro Coronati, and Santa Prassede. [21] As early as the 4th century, there have been alternative theories proposed on the origin of the name Roma. Discover Rome with these 47 interesting facts about Rome ! The popes embellished the city with large basilicas, such as Santa Maria Maggiore (with the collaboration of the emperors). Rome also hosts major international and worldwide political and cultural organisations, such as the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), World Food Programme (WFP), the NATO Defence College, and the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM). Legend holds that Rome was founded by the the mythological twins Romulus and Remus. Every May, Rome hosts the ATP Masters Series tennis tournament on the clay courts of the Foro Italico. St. Peter's Square is reached through the Via della Conciliazione, which runs from the Tiber to St. Peter's. Alongside historical monuments, the city has well over 2,000 fountains in varying forms and sizes, some of which you can even drink from. The latter took place in the Stadio Olimpico, which is also the shared home stadium for local Serie A clubs S.S. Lazio, founded in 1900, and A.S. Roma, founded in 1927, whose rivalry in the Derby della Capitale has become a staple of Roman sports culture. The city thus became of increasing importance as the centre of the Catholic Church. [50] The population decline coincided with the general collapse of urban life in the West in the fifth and sixth centuries, with few exceptions. Henceforth, civilian administration and military command would be separate. [112] The Romanesque style in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries was also widely used in Roman architecture, and later the city became one of the main centres of Renaissance, Baroque and neoclassical architecture.[112]. The most important Fascist site in Rome is the EUR district, designed in 1938 by Piacentini. After this, the population declined slowly as people began to move to nearby suburbs. [178][179] Rome, therefore, hosts foreign embassies to the Italian government, to the Holy See, to the Order of Malta and to certain international organisations. A significant portion lived outside the walls in the north and across the Tiber in the Vatican area. On the date of the Italian Armistice 8 September 1943 the city was occupied by the Germans. The presence of renowned international brands in the city has made Rome an important centre of fashion and design, and the Cinecitt Studios have been the set of many Academy Awardwinning movies. Before the arrival of the Christians in Rome, the Religio Romana (literally, the "Roman Religion") was the major religion of the city in classical antiquity. More facts about Rome? Since the end of the Roman Republic, Rome is also the centre of an important Jewish community,[109] which was once based in Trastevere, and later in the Roman Ghetto. Cycling was popular in the post-World War II period, although its popularity has faded. The Fascist regime of Mussolini tried to block an excessive demographic rise of the city but failed to prevent it from reaching one million people by the early 1930s. The first gods held sacred by the Romans were Jupiter, the Most High, and Mars, the god of war, and father of Rome's twin founders, Romulus and Remus, according to tradition. Others you definitely can't, so we don't recommend trying your luck unless there's a clear indication that it's safe. Among others, a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture in Rome is the Piazza del Campidoglio by Michelangelo. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD, Rome was first under the control of Odoacer and then became part of the Ostrogothic Kingdom before returning to East Roman control after the Gothic War, which devastated the city in 546 and 550. An example of this was Bartolomeo Scappi, who was a chef working for Pius IV in the Vatican kitchen, and he acquired fame in 1570 when his cookbook Opera dell'arte del cucinare was published. Rome also had a 2003 GDP per capita of 29,153 (US$37,412), which was second in Italy (after Milan), and is more than 134.1% of the EU average GDP per capita. It boasts a large variety of academies and colleges, and has always been a major worldwide intellectual and educational centre, especially during Ancient Rome and the Renaissance, along with Florence. According to the Roman annalists, this happened on 21 April 753 BC. In a vain attempt to control inflation, he imposed price controls which did not last. Other objects of pilgrimage include several catacombs built in imperial times, in which Christians prayed, buried their dead and performed worship during periods of persecution, and various national churches (among them San Luigi dei francesi and Santa Maria dell'Anima), or churches associated with individual religious orders, such as the Jesuit Churches of Jesus and Sant'Ignazio. Its first university, La Sapienza (founded in 1303), is one of the largest in the world, with more than 140,000 students attending; in 2005 it ranked as Europe's 33rd best university[130] and in 2013 the Sapienza University of Rome ranked as the 62nd in the world and the top in Italy in its World University Rankings. The main airport system of the city (composed of Fiumicino and Ciampino), with 32.8 million passengers transported in 2022, is the second airport system in Italy after that of Milan with 42.2 million. A 3-line metro system called the Metropolitana operates in Rome. Considering Ponte Nomentano, also built during ancient Rome, which crosses the Aniene, currently there are five ancient Roman bridges still remaining in the city. Rome hosts also the LUISS School of Government,[133] Italy's most important graduate university in the areas of international affairs and European studies as well as LUISS Business School, Italy's most important business school. Things to Do in Rome. Although when the ring was completed most parts of the inhabited area lay inside it (one of the few exceptions was the former village of Ostia, which lies along the Tyrrhenian coast), in the meantime quarters have been built which extend up to 20km (12mi) beyond it. The Romanesco spoken during the Middle Ages was more like a southern Italian dialect, very close to the Neapolitan language in Campania. [81], In 550 BC, Rome was the second largest city in Italy, with Tarentum being the largest. Rome is the seat of the European Olympic Committee and of the NATO Defense College. Footballers who play for these teams and are also born in the city tend to become especially popular, as has been the case with players such as Francesco Totti and Daniele De Rossi (both for A.S. Roma), and Alessandro Nesta (for S.S. Lazio). [126], Although the economy of Rome is characterised by the absence of heavy industry, and it is largely dominated by services, high-technology companies (IT, aerospace, defence, telecommunications), research, construction and commercial activities (especially banking), and the huge development of tourism are very dynamic and extremely important to its economy. Instability caused economic deterioration, and there was a rapid rise in inflation as the government debased the currency in order to meet expenses. Nearby is the lush Villa Celimontana, close to the gardens surrounding the Baths of Caracalla. Retrieved on 25 January 2008. Upon abdication in 305, the Caesars succeeded and they, in turn, appointed two colleagues for themselves. At 5,352km2 (2,066sqmi), its dimensions are comparable to the region of Liguria. The Trevi Fountain, a money-making machine. The official residences of the President of the Italian Republic and the Italian Prime Minister, the seats of both houses of the Italian Parliament and that of the Italian Constitutional Court are located in the historic centre. While Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome at around 753 BC, the site has been inhabited for much longer, making it a major human settlement for almost three millennia and one of the oldest continuously occupied cities in Europe. In 1870, Rome became the capital city of the new Kingdom of Italy. Before his early death, Raphael also promoted for the first time the preservation of the ancient ruins. Rome has hosted the final portion of the Giro d'Italia three times, in 1911, 1950, and 2009. Arnold HM Jones The Decline of the Ancient World, Lonmans, Green and Co. Ltd, London 1966, Richard Krautheimer, Rome, Profile of a City, 312-1308, 2000 p. 65, Bernard Lancon, Rome in Late Antiquity, 2001 p. 14. [35] During the reign of Nero, two thirds of the city was ruined after the Great Fire of Rome, and the persecution of Christians commenced. [122] Rome's economy grows at around 4.4% annually and continues to grow at a higher rate in comparison to any other city in the rest of the country. The population declined to 500,000 by 452 and 100,000 by 500 AD (perhaps larger, though no certain figure can be known). The second-largest station in the city, Roma Tiburtina, has been redeveloped as a high-speed rail terminus. Rome is in the Lazio region of central Italy on the Tiber (Italian: Tevere) river. A new subdivision of the city under Napoleon was ephemeral, and there were no serious changes in the organisation of the city until 1870 when Rome became the third capital of Italy. [159] In parallel, Roman Jews present in the city since the 1st century BC developed their own cuisine, the cucina giudaico-romanesca. Later, after St Peter and St Paul were martyred in the city, and the first Christians began to arrive, Rome became Christian, and the Old St. Peter's Basilica was constructed in 313 AD. [51] The figure of 450,000500,000 is based on the amount of pork, 3,629,000 lbs. However Latin, in various evolving forms, was the main language of classical Rome, but as the city had immigrants, slaves, residents, ambassadors from many parts of the world it was also multilingual. [146] Rome later became a major centre of Renaissance art, since the popes spent vast sums of money for the constructions of grandiose basilicas, palaces, piazzas and public buildings in general. The Pope is the Bishop of Rome and its official seat is the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran (of which the President of the French Republic is ex officio the "first and only honorary canon", a title held by the heads of the French state since King Henry IV of France). These were almost 19km (12mi) long, and were still the walls the troops of the Kingdom of Italy had to breach to enter the city in 1870. And some historians . For the Olympic Games many new facilities were built, notably the new large Olympic Stadium (which was then enlarged and renewed to host several matches and the final of the 1990 FIFA World Cup), the Stadio Flaminio, the Villaggio Olimpico (Olympic Village, created to host the athletes and redeveloped after the games as a residential district), ecc. Sea temperatures vary from a low of 13.9C (57.0F) in February to a high of 25.0C (77.0F) in August. ", "Old Age in Ancient Rome History Today", "Approximacin a la Iconografa de Roma Aeterna", "Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura", "Rome chosen as seat of Euro-Med Assembly secretariat Italy", "More Clues in the Legend (or Is It Fact?) [41] The Antonine age is considered the zenith of the Empire, whose territory ranged from the Atlantic Ocean to the Euphrates and from Britain to Egypt. Electricity and plugs. The Roman or Latin alphabet is the most widely used writing system in the world used by the greatest number of languages.[164]. [57], In 846, Muslim Arabs unsuccessfully stormed the city's walls, but managed to loot St. Peter's and St. Paul's basilica, both outside the city wall. The city's urban area is cut in two by its ring-road, the Grande Raccordo Anulare ("GRA"), finished in 1962, which circles the city centre at a distance of about 10km (6mi). Rome hosted the 1960 Summer Olympics, with great success, using many ancient sites such as the Villa Borghese and the Thermae of Caracalla as venues. During this period, the great aristocratic families of Rome used to build opulent dwellings as the Palazzo del Quirinale (now seat of the President of the Italian Republic), the Palazzo Venezia, the Palazzo Farnese, the Palazzo Barberini, the Palazzo Chigi (now seat of the Italian Prime Minister), the Palazzo Spada, the Palazzo della Cancelleria, and the Villa Farnesina. Rome has over 1,400 gelato shops, more than any other Italian city. It is also the capital of the Lazio region, the centre of the Metropolitan City of Rome, and a special comune named Comune di Roma Capitale. Being separated from the city on the west bank of the Tiber, the area was a suburb that was protected by being included within the walls of Leo IV, later expanded by the current fortification walls of Paul III, Pius IV, and Urban VIII. [158] The old-fashioned coda alla vaccinara (oxtail cooked in the way of butchers)[158] is still one of the city's most popular meals and is part of most of Rome's restaurants' menus. Rome has been a major Christian pilgrimage site since the Middle Ages. [156], Later, during the Renaissance, Rome became well known as a centre of high-cuisine, since some of the best chefs of the time worked for the popes. The Germanic tribes along the Rhine and north of the Balkans made serious, uncoordinated incursions from the 250s280s that were more like giant raiding parties rather than attempts to settle. Children will relish all-time favorites amarena and stracciatella, while adventurous grownups can try unorthodox flavors such as white peach + basel, prickly pear and even mustard. [136] Examples include the Venerable English College, the Pontifical North American College, the Scots College, and the Pontifical Croatian College of St. Jerome. Catholics believe that the Vatican is the last resting place of St. Peter. Table of Contents hide. Rome is one of the world's oldest cities. [45] The decline of the city's population was caused by the loss of grain shipments from North Africa, from 440 onward, and the unwillingness of the senatorial class to maintain donations to support a population that was too large for the resources available. There are also nature reserves at Marcigliana and at Tenuta di Castelporziano. Rome is served by three airports. This contained most of the Esquiline and Caelian hills, as well as the whole of the other five. Since 9 April 1956, Rome is exclusively and reciprocally twinned only with: Media related to Roma at Wikimedia Commons, L'Aquila, AbruzzoAosta, Aosta ValleyBari, ApuliaPotenza, Basilicata, Catanzaro, CalabriaNaples, CampaniaBologna, Emilia-RomagnaTrieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Rome, LazioGenoa, LiguriaMilan, LombardyAncona, Marche, Campobasso, MoliseTurin, PiedmontCagliari, SardiniaPalermo, Sicily, Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige/SdtirolFlorence, TuscanyPerugia, UmbriaVenice, Veneto. In ancient times it was the capital of the mighty Roman Empire. [23] Nowadays, there is a wide consensus that the city developed gradually through the aggregation ("synoecism") of several villages around the largest one, placed above the Palatine. Today because of mass tourism, many languages are used in servicing tourism, especially English which is widely known in tourist areas, and the city hosts large numbers of immigrants and so has many multilingual immigrant areas. The "Fall of Rome" usually refers to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century A.D. Minors (children ages 18 and younger) totalled 17.00% of the population compared to pensioners who number 20.76%. [124] On a global level, Rome's workers receive the 30th highest wages in 2009, coming three places higher than in 2008, in which the city ranked 33rd. [32], From the beginning of the 2nd century BC, power was contested between two groups of aristocrats: the optimates, representing the conservative part of the Senate, and the populares, which relied on the help of the plebs (urban lower class) to gain power. It was a different country in a different time and a different place. This remained largely confined to Rome until the 19th century, but then expanded to other zones of Lazio (Civitavecchia, Latina and others), from the beginning of the 20th century, thanks to the rising population of Rome and to improving transportation systems. The Fascist regime that ruled in Italy between 1922 and 1943 had its showcase in Rome. Also, the Palazzo della Farnesina, the current seat of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was designed in 1935 in pure Fascist style. Villa Doria Pamphili is west of the Gianicolo hill, comprising some 1.8km2 (0.7sqmi). There lies also the major synagogue in Rome, the Tempio Maggiore. The Esquilino rione, off Termini Railway Station, has evolved into a largely immigrant neighbourhood. The old Roman hippodrome (Circus Maximus) is another large green space: it has few trees but is overlooked by the Palatine and the Rose Garden ('roseto comunale'). These were the times of Theodora and her daughter Marozia, concubines and mothers of several popes, and of Crescentius, a powerful feudal lord, who fought against the Emperors Otto II and Otto III. Its average annual temperature is above 21C (70F) during the day and 9C (48F) at night. [123][needs update] Rome, on the whole, has the highest total earnings in Italy, reaching 47,076,890,463 in 2008,[124][needs update] yet, in terms of average workers' incomes, the city places itself 9th in Italy, with 24,509. [44] In 292, he created two 'junior' emperors, the Caesars, one for each Augustus, Constantius for Britain, Gaul, and Spain whose seat of power was in Trier and Galerius in Sirmium in the Balkans. [64] The ruling popes until the first half of the 16th century, from Nicholas V, founder of the Vatican Library, to Pius II, humanist and literate, from Sixtus IV, a warrior pope, to Alexander VI, immoral and nepotist, from Julius II, soldier and patron, to Leo X, who gave his name to this period ("the century of Leo X"), all devoted their energy to the greatness and the beauty of the Eternal City and to the patronage of the arts.[64]. Rome, which had lost its central role in the administration of the empire, was sacked in 410 by the Visigoths led by Alaric I,[47] but very little physical damage was done, most of which was repaired. 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