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"Rome is the capital of the world! This place enlace the entire history of the world, and I count on being born a second time, to be truly risen, the day I set foot in Rome. Her beauty raised me gradually up to their level." (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
The capital of the Italian Republic and the capital of the Lazio Region and the Province of Rome. With its 2,726,539 inhabitants spread over an area of 1285 kilometers ², is the largest and most populous town in Italy. Its great popularity is due to the fact that it was during its millennial history, the Roman capital and the heart of Catholic Christianity. Its historic center, overlapping testimonies of almost three millenniums, has been listed as World Heritage Site. Rome hosts inside the enclave of Vatican City. The old town is presented as |
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The Colosseum, originally known as the Flavian Amphitheater or simply as amphitheatrum, is the most famous Roman amphitheater, and is located in the city of Rome. Capable of storing up to 50,000 spectators, is the largest and most important Roman amphitheater, and the most imposing monument of ancient Rome that has come down to us. The amphitheater was built on an area to the eastern boundary of the Roman Forum. Its construction was begun by Vespasian in 72 AD and was inaugurated by Titus in 80 AD, with further changes made during the reign of Domitian. No longer in use after the sixth century, the huge structure was variously reused over the centuries, even as a quarry of material. The name "Colosseum", which derives from the nearby statue of the Colossus of the Sun God (adaptation of the Colossus of Nero), spread only in the Middle Ages. Soon, the building became a symbol of the imperial city, the expression of an ideology in which the celebration will come to define models for the entertainment of the people. Today is a symbol of the city and |
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The Trevi Fountain in Rome, built under Pope Clement XII around 1735 AD near Palazzo Poli, is the work of the architect Nicolò Salvi and is still fed by the Virgin's aqueduct projected in 19 BC by the consul Agrippa. Concerning the etymology of the monument there are two hypotheses that both have their origins from ancient Roman history: it is argued that the name derives from "Trivia", the girl who would have indicated the source to General Marcus Agrippa, return to Rome after the victorious battle of Anzio against Anthony, while others think probably the alliteration of the Latin toponym "Royal trivii", with which presumably indicated either the intersection of three roads at the which stood the Roman fountain or characteristic of the same source to have three distinct jets of water. The attic of the Trevi fountain |
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