Rome

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Rome (Italian Roma) is the capital city of Italy and the Italian region Latium. It is located on the Tiber river and has 2.8 million inhabitants. The enclave Vatican City is in the north-west.

According to legend, Rome was founded on April 21, 753 BC, by Romulus. He killed his twin brother named Remus, with whom he had been raised by a wolf, and became the first king of Rome.

Rome was built on the Sun hill, later named Palatine, and extended to include the seven hills:

• Palatine
• Aventine
• Capitoline
• Quirinal
• Viminal
• Esquiline
• Caelian

Rome was the headquarters of the Roman kingdom, later of the Roman Republic, then of the Roman Empire.

Contents 1 Education 2 Transport 3 Important buildings in Rome 3.1 Ancient builings 4 External links

[edit] Education

Rome is a educational place in Italy. The children in Rome have to start school at the age of six and 14 this takes them to the end of Junior High School. Rome has a the largest university in Italy and it is named University of Rome it was founded in 1303 about 200 000 students go to study at this University.

[edit] Transport

Rome has an airport, which is named the Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport (IATA: FCO)].

[edit] Important buildings in Rome

• The Vatican

[edit] Ancient builings

• Roman Forum
• Colosseum
• The Temple of Antonius and Faustina(141 AD)
• The Temple of Julius Caesar(29 BC)
• The Temple of Vesta(7th Century BC)
• The Temple of Castor and Pollux(484 BC)
• The Arch of Augustus(29-19 BC)
• The Forum of Caesar(54 BC)
• The Forum of Augustus(2 BC)
• The Temple of Venus and Rome(135 AD)
• The Circus Maximus
• The Baths of Caracalla(212-216 AD)
• Pantheon

[edit] External links

• Quattrocento
• some quick facts about Rome
• Daily Trip to Rome
• Satellite image of Rome at NASA's
• Rome Travel Guide Guide about Rome with touristic informations

Earth Observatory

• Hotels in Roma