Etymology
According to the Ancient Romans' founding myth, the name Roma came from the city's founder and first king, Romulus.
However, it is possible that the name Romulus was … Visualizza altro

Location
Rome is in the Lazio region of central Italy on the Tiber (Italian: Tevere) river. The original … Visualizza altro

Rome constitutes a comune speciale, named "Roma Capitale", and is the largest both in terms of land area and population among the 8,101 comuni of Italy. It is governed by a mayor and a city council. The seat of the comune is the Palazzo Senatorio on the Visualizza altro

Rome is a nationwide and major international centre for higher education, containing numerous academies, colleges and … Visualizza altro

Earliest history
While there have been discoveries of archaeological evidence of human occupation of the Rome area from approximately … Visualizza altro

By 550 BC, Rome was the second largest city in Italy after only Taras (modern Taranto) on the Salento Peninsula. It had an area of … Visualizza altro

As the capital of Italy, Rome hosts all the principal institutions of the nation, including the Presidency of the Republic, the government … Visualizza altro