Rome
Rome is the capital city of Italy. It is also the capital of the Lazio region, the centre of the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, and a special comune (municipality) named Comune di Roma Capitale. With 2,860,009 residents in 1,285 km2 (496.1 sq mi), Rome is the country's most populated comune and the third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. The Metropolitan City of Rome, with a population of 4,355,725 residents, is the most populous metropolitan city in Italy. Its metropolitan area is the third-most populous within Italy. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber Valley. Vatican City is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city. Rome is often referred to as the City of Seven Hills due to its geographic location, and also as the "Eternal City". Rome is generally considered to be the cradle of Western civilization and Western Christian culture, and the centre of the Catholic Church.
Some of the key events about Rome
- 80 ADCompletion of the Colosseum, the largest amphitheater ever built
- 312 BCConstruction of the Appian Way, one of the earliest and most important Roman roads
- 315 ADDedication of the Arch of Constantine, commemorating a significant military victory
- 390 BCThe city was sacked by the Gauls
- 410 ADRome was sacked by the Visigoths
- 455The city was pillaged by the Vandals
- 509 BCEstablishment of the Roman Republic, marking the beginning of a new system of government
- 546Rome was besieged and partially destroyed by the Ostrogoths
- 753 BCThe legendary founding of Rome on the Palatine Hill
- 846Muslim raiders sacked and looted the outskirts of the city
- 1084The city was sacked by the Normans
- 1377Return of the Papacy to Rome from Avignon, restoring the city's religious importance
- 1508Beginning of the painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, a masterpiece of Renaissance art
- 1527Rome was sacked by mutinous troops of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- 1626Completion and consecration of St. Peter's Basilica, the largest church in the world
- 1798The city was occupied by French forces and the Pope was exiled
- 1849The short-lived Roman Republic was violently suppressed
- 1871Rome becomes the capital of the newly unified Kingdom of Italy
- 1943-1944Rome suffered from bombing raids during World War II
- 1980The historic center of Rome is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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