Rome, historic city and capital of Roma provincia (province), of Lazio regione (region), and of the country of Italy. Rome is located in the central portion of the Italian peninsula, on the Tiber River about 15 miles (24 km) inland from the Tyrrhenian Sea. Once the capital of an ancient republic and empire whose armies and polity defined the Western world in antiquity and left seemingly indelible imprints thereafter, the spiritual and physical seat of the Roman Catholic Church, and the site of major pinnacles of artistic and intellectual achievement, Rome is the Eternal City, remaining today a political capital, a religious centre, and a memorial to the creative imagination of the past. Area city, 496 square miles (1,285 square km); province, 2,066 square miles (5,352 square km). Pop. (2011) city, 2,617,175; province, 3,997,465; (2022 est.) city, 2,761,632; province, 4,222,631.
Note to readers
- Rome was founded in 753 BC by Romulus.
- Rome is the most visited city in Italy.
- Rome is 2,500 years older than the Republic of Italy.
- Rome became the capital of Italy in 1871.
- The nickname of Rome is Caput Mundi, Italian for Capital of the World.
- There are more than 2000 fountains in Rome.
- Rome is the capital city of Italy and is known as the Eternal City.
- Rome’s history dates back over 2,700 years, making it one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
- Rome is home to the Vatican City.
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