According to Roman mythology, the city of Rome was founded on April 21, 753 BCE, by Romulus, a half-god who vanquished his ...

According to legend, long before the Romans founded Rome, there was a Greek city called Pallantium in the same area.

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It turns out the Rome we know and love is just around the corner – 15 minutes away, within the city’s ancient walls. But I’m in ‘New Rome’, a bizarre architectural vision of Italy’s ...

Wallace took a first-class flight to the City of Seven ... it's just 36 years old. This baby’s been standing 2,000 years, and they played in there for 500 years... Rome is like, it's ...

The colorful material weighed over 5 pounds and was likely made to decorate an emperor’s palace, Italian officials said.

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When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” “All roads lead to Rome.” “Rome was not built in a day.” Caesar Augustus boasted, “I found Rome a city of brick and ...