Passer un long week-end à Rome by Amoddo
Added on October 10, 2017 9:36 PM
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Rome - Italy
Rome is the capital of Italy and also serves as the capital of the Lazio region. It's located in the central part of the Italian peninsula, on the banks of the Tiber.
Rome is an historic city, with more than 3000 years of history. It was the capital of an ancient flourishing republic and empire whose armies and polity defined the Western world in antiquity : The Romain Empire.
With 2 877 215 residents in 1,285 km2, it is also the country's most populated comune. It is the fourth-most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. It is the center of the Metropolitan City of Rome, which has a population of 4.3 million residents. The Vatican City is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city: for this reason Rome has been often defined as capital of two states.
As the first seat of the Roman Empire and the Catholic Church, it has had a tremendous impact on social customs throughout the world. Several European languages are based on Its Latin language. Moreover, many political and legal systems follow the old Roman model.
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