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Rome - Roma, Italy

Rome's history as a city spans over two and a half thousand years, as one of the founding cities of Western Civilisation. It was the centre of the Roman Empire, which dominated Europe, North Africa and the Middle East for four hundred years from the 1st Century BC till the 4th Century AD. Rome has a significant place in Christianity and is the present day home of the Roman Catholic Church and the site of the Vatican City, an independent city-state run by the Catholic Church as an enclave of Rome.

As one of the few major European cities that escaped World War II relatively unscathed, central Rome remains essentially Renaissance and Baroque in character. Rome is the third-most-visited tourist destination in the European Union, and its historic centre is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

One of the main sights of Rome is the Colosseum (70–80 AD), the largest amphitheatre ever built in the Roman Empire. Originally capable of seating 60,000 spectators, it was used for gladiatorial combat. A list of important monuments of ancient Rome includes the Roman Forum, the Domus Aurea, the Pantheon, the Catacombs, the Circus Maximus, the Baths of Caracalla, Castel Sant'Angelo, the Arch of Constantine, the Pyramid of Cestius, and the Trevi Fountain. There are also many squares that one can rest in like the Spanish Steps.

The Piazza di Spagna - Spanish Steps with the Church of the Trinita dei Monti, Rome, Italy
The Piazza di Spagna - Spanish Steps with the Church of the Trinita dei Monti, Rome, Italy
The Piazza di Spagna - Spanish Steps with the Church of the Trinita dei Monti, Rome, Italy
The Piazza di Spagna - Spanish Steps with the Church of the Trinita dei Monti, Rome, Italy
Fountain of the Barcaccia - P. Bernini, Rome, Italy
Fountain of the Barcaccia - P. Bernini, Rome, Italy
The Colloseum, Rome, Italy
The Colloseum, Rome, Italy
The Colloseum, Rome, Italy
The Colloseum, Rome, Italy
Inside the The Colloseum, Rome, Italy
Inside the The Colloseum, Rome, Italy
Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
Rome, Italy
Rome, Italy
Pietro Bracci's Neptune, Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
Pietro Bracci's Neptune, Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
Legend of Agrippa's soldiers in Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
Legend of Agrippa's soldiers in Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
Obelisk, Piazza della Rotonda infront of the Pantheon, Rome Italy
Obelisk, Piazza della Rotonda infront of the Pantheon, Rome Italy
Elephant Piazza Minerva: 1667 - The obelisk, Rome, Italy
Elephant Piazza Minerva: 1667 - The obelisk, Rome, Italy
Fountain of the four Rivers with Egyptian obelisk, Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy
Fountain of the four Rivers with Egyptian obelisk, Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy
Pantheon, Rome Italy
Pantheon, Rome Italy
Pantheon, Rome Italy
Pantheon, Rome Italy
Pantheon, Rome Italy
Pantheon, Rome Italy
Door of the Pantheon - see the scale, Rome, Italy
Door of the Pantheon - see the scale, Rome, Italy
The Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
The Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
Temple of Venus and Roma - view from the The Colloseum, Rome, Italy
Temple of Venus and Roma - view from the The Colloseum, Rome, Italy
Arch of Titus, The Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
Arch of Titus, The Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
Arch of Constantine, The Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
Arch of Constantine, The Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, The Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, The Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
Temple of the Vestals, The Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
Temple of the Vestals, The Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
A cross at the The Colloseum, Rome, Italy
A cross at the The Colloseum, Rome, Italy
The Temple of Saturn in the Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
The Temple of Saturn in the Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
Angels on the Palatine Hill, Rome, Italy
Angels on the Palatine Hill, Rome, Italy
Columns more expensive than diamonds, The Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
Columns more expensive than diamonds, The Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
Emperor Titus in The Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
Emperor Titus in The Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
Pyramid of Cestius, Rome, Italy
Pyramid of Cestius, Rome, Italy
In modern day Rome, you need the new to see the old, Rome, Italy
In modern day Rome, you need the new to see the old, Rome, Italy
Windows, Rome, Italy
Windows, Rome, Italy
Windows, Rome, Italy
Windows, Rome, Italy
Windows, Rome, Italy
Windows, Rome, Italy
Piazza della Repubblica, Rome, Italy
Piazza della Repubblica, Rome, Italy
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome Italy
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome Italy
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome Italy
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome Italy
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome Italy
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome Italy
Stained Glass, The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome Italy
Stained Glass, The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome Italy
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome Italy
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome Italy
Statue inside the Santa Maria Maggiore - Phillipio IV, Rome, Italy
Statue inside the Santa Maria Maggiore - Phillipio IV, Rome, Italy
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome Italy
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome Italy
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome Italy
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome Italy
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome Italy
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome Italy
Roman walls, Rome, Italy
Roman walls, Rome, Italy
Near the walls of Rome - a prayer to protect Rome
Near the walls of Rome - a prayer to protect Rome
A lonely nun walks around Basilica of St.Paul Outside the Walls, Rome, Italy
A lonely nun walks around Basilica of St.Paul Outside the Walls, Rome, Italy
Basilica of St.Paul Outside the Walls, Rome, Italy
Basilica of St.Paul Outside the Walls, Rome, Italy
Basilica of St.Paul Outside the Walls, Rome, Italy
Basilica of St.Paul Outside the Walls, Rome, Italy
Basilica of St.Paul Outside the Walls, Rome, Italy
Basilica of St.Paul Outside the Walls, Rome, Italy
Basilica of St.Paul Outside the Walls, Rome, Italy
Basilica of St.Paul Outside the Walls, Rome, Italy
The side streets around the Forum, Rome, Italy
The side streets around the Forum, Rome, Italy
Victor Emmanuel Monument, Rome, Italy
Victor Emmanuel Monument, Rome, Italy
Detail of the Victor Emmanuel Monument, Rome, Italy
Detail of the Victor Emmanuel Monument, Rome, Italy
Detail of the Victor Emmanuel Monument, Rome, Italy
Detail of the Victor Emmanuel Monument, Rome, Italy
A house on Palatine Hill, Rome, Italy
A house on Palatine Hill, Rome, Italy
Circus Maximus - the grandest stage for races, Rome, Italy
Circus Maximus - the grandest stage for races, Rome, Italy
Statue, horse, Capitolini Museum at Campidoglio, Rome, Italy
Statue, horse, Capitolini Museum at Campidoglio, Rome, Italy
Statue, horse, Capitolini Museum at Campidoglio, Rome, Italy
Statue, horse, Capitolini Museum at Campidoglio, Rome, Italy
Fresco in the hall of Triumphs - Michele Alberti and Iacopo Rochetti, Capitolini Museum at Campidoglio, Rome, Italy
Fresco in the hall of Triumphs - Michele Alberti and Iacopo Rochetti, Capitolini Museum at Campidoglio, Rome, Italy
Ancient Roman door design, Capitolini Museum at Campidoglio, Rome, Italy
Ancient Roman door design, Capitolini Museum at Campidoglio, Rome, Italy
Capitoline Wolf suckles the infant twins Romulus and Remus, Capitolini Museum at Campidoglio, Rome, Italy
Capitoline Wolf suckles the infant twins Romulus and Remus, Capitolini Museum at Campidoglio, Rome, Italy
Chandelier within the Capitolini Museum at Campidoglio, Rome, Italy
Chandelier within the Capitolini Museum at Campidoglio, Rome, Italy
Emperor Marcus Aurelius - Equestrian Monument - 176 AD, Capitolini Museum at Campidoglio, Rome, Italy
Emperor Marcus Aurelius - Equestrian Monument - 176 AD, Capitolini Museum at Campidoglio, Rome, Italy
Facade of the Cathedral of Rome by Alessandro Galilei - Basilica di San Giovanni, Rome, Italy
Facade of the Cathedral of Rome by Alessandro Galilei - Basilica di San Giovanni, Rome, Italy
The Rape of the Sabines - Pietro Berrettini - 1629 AD, Capitolini Museum at Campidoglio, Rome, Italy
The Rape of the Sabines - Pietro Berrettini - 1629 AD, Capitolini Museum at Campidoglio, Rome, Italy
Triclinium of Pope Leo III in the Lateran Basilica
Triclinium of Pope Leo III in the Lateran Basilica
Death and Assumption of the Virgin - Nicola Filotesio - 1515 AD, Capitolini Museum at Campidoglio, Rome, Italy
Death and Assumption of the Virgin - Nicola Filotesio - 1515 AD, Capitolini Museum at Campidoglio, Rome, Italy
Art, Rome, Italy
Art, Rome, Italy
Love, wedding, Rome, Italy
Love, wedding, Rome, Italy
Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri - designed by Michelangelo - perfect for a wedding, Rome, Italy
Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri - designed by Michelangelo - perfect for a wedding, Rome, Italy
Piazza della Repubblica statue, Rome, Italy
Piazza della Repubblica statue, Rome, Italy
Gladiators gladly pose, The Colloseum, Rome, Italy
Gladiators gladly pose, The Colloseum, Rome, Italy
Dinner, Rome, Italy
Dinner, Rome, Italy
Organ player in the Pantheon, Rome, Italy
Organ player in the Pantheon, Rome, Italy
Water chestnut seller on the street, Rome, Italy
Water chestnut seller on the street, Rome, Italy
Italian coffee, Rome, Italy
Italian coffee, Rome, Italy