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'The Eternal City' or 'all roads lead to Rome'. In Rome all roads seem to lead to St. Peter's Basilica!

Rome (Italian: Roma) is the capital city of Italy, as well as the country's largest and most populous comune, with about 2.5 million residents. It is located in the central-western portion of the Italian peninsula, where the river Aniene joins the Tiber. 

According to legend, the city of Rome was founded by the twins Romulus and Remus on April 21, 753 BC. 
Archaeological evidence supports claims that Rome was inhabited since the 8th century BC and earlier.
The city was the cradle of Roman civilization that produced the largest and longest-lasting empire of classical antiquity.
The city was pivotal and responsible for the spread of Greco-Roman culture that endures to this day. 

Rome is also identified with the Catholic Church and the holders of its episcopal seat are the popes. An enclave of Rome is the State of the Vatican City, the sovereign territory of the Holy See and smallest nation in the world.

Rome, Caput mundi ("capital of the world")  -  la Città Eterna ("the Eternal City")  -  Limen Apostolorum ("threshold of the Apostles")  -   la città dei sette colli ("the city of the seven hills"),  
is thoroughly modern and cosmopolitan. As one of the few major European cities that escaped World War II relatively unscathed, central Rome remains essentially Renaissance and Baroque in character. The Historic Centre of Rome is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site!
   

Taken on: April 11, 2006

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