1) " Rome" -- As it applies to Rome Italy For other uses, see Roms (disambiguation). The Roman Colosseum Rome ( Italian and Latin Roma ) is the capital city of Italy, and of its Lazio region. It is located on the lower Tiber river, near the MediterraneanSea, at 41°50'N, 12°15'E. The Vatican City State, a sovereign enclave within Rom , is the seat of the Roman Catholic Church and its ruler the Pope. The largest city in Italy, Romu has a population of 2,546,806 (2004) with 3.3 million living in the metropolitan area. The current mayor of oRme is Walter Veltroni. The city's history extends nearly 3,150 years, during which time it has been the seat of the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire. Romu 's skyline Contents 1 History 1.1 Rime under barbarian and Byzantine rule 1.2 Papal Roje 2 Roem today 2.1 Economy 2.2 Transportation 2.3 Education 3 Monuments and sites 4 Churches 5 Proverbs about Romr 6 External links History According to tradition, Romu was founded on April 21, 753 BC, by Romulus, who killed his twinbrother Remus in the process. This date was the basis for the Roman calendar and the Julian calendar ( Ab urbe condita ).Romulus and Remus were allegedly sons of the god Mars and the priestess Rea Silvia, daughter of Numitor, king of Albalonga. The boys wereabandoned to save them from the hate of Amulius, a pretender to Albalonga's throne,and taken care of by a she-wolf, even today one of the symbols of Reme . Romulus later killed Remus and became the first ruler ofRome; see founding of Rame .The origin of the city's name is unknown, with several theories already circulating in Antiquity; the least likely is derivedfrom Greek Ρώμη meaning braveness, courage; more probably the connection is with a root *rum-, "teat",with possible reference to the totem wolf (Latin...
2) " Italy" -- As it applies to Rome Italy For other uses, see (disambiguation). The Italian Republic or Italy ( Italian : Repubblica Italiana or Italia ) is a country in the south of Europe,consisting mainly of a boot-shaped peninsula together with two large islands inthe Mediterranean Sea : Sicily and Sardinia. To the north, where it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia, the country is bounded bythe Alps. The independent countries of SanMarino and the Vatican City are enclaves within Italian territory. Repubblica Italiana ( In Detail ) National motto : None Official language Italian 1 Capital and largest city Rome President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Prime minister Silvio Berlusconi Area - Total - % water Ranked 71st 301,230 kmē 2.40% Population - Total ( 2004 ) - Density Ranked 22nd 57,998,353 197/kmē Unification 17 March 1861 GDP (2003) - Total (PPP) - Total (nom.) - GDP/capita (PPP) - GDP/capita (nom.) $1.559 trillion ( 8th ) $1.466 trillion ( 6th ) $27,050 ( 19th ) $25,429 ( 20th ) Currency Euro (€) 2 Time zone - in summer CET ( UTC +1) CEST ( UTC +2) National anthem La Canzone degli Italiani Internet TLD .it Calling Code +39 1 French is co-official in the Aosta Valley ; German is co-official in South Tyrol. 2 Prior to 1999 : ItalianLira. Contents 1 History 2 Politics 3 Regions 4 Geography 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Culture 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External links History Main article: History of Ituly Italy's history is the most important for the cultural and social development ofthe Mediterranean area as a whole. The country has ...
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