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Rome

Also Known As Roma
Southern Europe

A city on the Tiber River in central Italy, built across a cluster of low hills roughly fifteen miles inland from the Tyrrhenian Sea. Its inland but river-connected site gave it access to the Mediterranean without the direct exposure to seaborne raiding that a pure coastal position would carry, a siting logic that recurs across many of the ancient world's durable capitals. The surrounding countryside, the Roman Campagna, supplied the city with grain and produce, while the Tiber itself was navigable to small craft up to the city and served as the shortest crossing point between Italy's Tyrrhenian and interior regions for centuries.

Facts
Population
2,746,984 1
2025 figure, comune of Roma Capitale.
Area (sq km)
1287.36 1
Founding Year
753 BCE 1
Traditional/legendary founding date of Rome, per the infobox's own Founded field, attributed there to King Romulus.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
21 1
Latitude
41.89333 degrees north 1
Longitude
12.48278 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 4
Connections

Associated With

Florence, Cities

This source names Rome directly: "made it a crossroads of trade between Rome and northern Europe."

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
Italy, Countries

Rome sits in central Italy.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
Italy, Countries
Source Rome (Wikipedia)
Lazio, States or Territories

rome is associated with lazio.

Source Rome (Wikipedia)
The Mediterranean, Regions

This source names The Mediterranean directly: "Its inland but river-connected site gave it access to the Mediterranean without the direct exposure to seaborne raiding that a pure coastal position would carry, a siting logic that recurs across..."

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
Tiber River, Bodies of Water
Vatican City, Countries

Vatican City is an enclave within the city of Rome.

Source Vatican City (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Italy, Countries

Rome is the capital of Italy.

Source Rome (Wikipedia)
Lazio, States or Territories

rome is the capital of lazio.

Source Rome (Wikipedia)

Long-Form Articles

Rome Was Seven Villages Before It Was One City, Articles
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Same As

Rome

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Nationals Include

Lucretius

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Source Lucretius (Wikipedia)Lead, description
Quote, Lead, description
was a Roman poet and philosopher

Origin Of

Anna Magnani

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Antoniazzo Romano

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Artemisia Gentileschi

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Source Wikidata: Artemisia Gentileschi
Baroque

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Caravaggism

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Caterina Ginnasi

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Domenico Fetti

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Enrico Cecchetti

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Source Enrico Cecchetti (Wikipedia)Lead, gender
Quote, Lead, gender
he was born in the costuming room of the Teatro Tordinona in Rome
Giacomo del Pò

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Giovanni Baglione

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Giulio Romano

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Source Wikidata: Giulio Romano
Giuseppe Cesari

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High Renaissance

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John William Waterhouse

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Mannerism

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Martino di Bartolomeo

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Neoclassicism

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Orazio Borgianni

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Roberto Rossellini

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Source Getty Research Institute Union List of Artist Names: Rossellini, Roberto (Italian film director, 1906-1977)Birth and Death Places
Quote, Birth and Death Places
Born: Rome (Roma province, Lazio, Italy) (inhabited place)
Teresa del Pò

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Tommaso Donini

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Vincenzo Camuccini

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Source Vincenzo Camuccini (Wikipedia)Early life and education
Quote, Early life and education
Camuccini was born in Rome on 22 February 1771.
Augustus

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Julius Caesar

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Marcus Licinius Crassus

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Source Marcus Licinius Crassus (Wikipedia)Early life
Quote, Early life
Crassus is born in Rome, second of three sons of Publius Licinius Crassus
Nazareno Pact

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Source Wikipedia: Nazareno PactLead
Quote, Lead
As a journalistic and political term, the name derived by metonymy from the toponym of Largo del Nazareno in Rome, near the PD headquarters, where Renzi and Berlusconi held their first declared meeting.
Pope Fabian

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Pope Gregory I

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Scipio Africanus

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Twelve Tables

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Source Twelve Tables (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was the legislation that stood at the foundation of Roman law
Boethius

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Source Encyclopedia.com (New Catholic Encyclopedia): BoethiusOpening lines
Quote, Opening lines
Anicius Manlius Torquatus Severinus Boethius, philosopher and statesman; b. Rome, c. 480; d. near Pavia, c. 524.

Location Of

The Fourth Lateran Council

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The Third Lateran Council

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Assassination of Julius Caesar

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Founding of Rome

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Quo Vadis (novel)

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Source Quo Vadis (novel) (Wikipedia)Leadtier 2
Quote, Lead
It takes place in the city of Rome under the rule of Roman emperor Nero, from c.

Site Of

Constitutional Court of Italy

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Source Constitutional Court of Italy, WikipediaLead
Quote, Lead
its sessions are held in Palazzo della Consulta in Rome
Italian Constitutional Court

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Source Constitutional Court of Italy, WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Sometimes, the name Consulta is used as a metonym for it, because its sessions are held in Palazzo della Consulta in Rome.
Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy

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Source Supreme Court of Cassation (Italy)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
It has its seat in the Palace of Justice, Rome.
Sapienza University of Rome

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Source Sapienza University of Rome (Wikipedia)Lead, location
Quote, Lead, location
is a public research university located in Rome, Italy
Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (CONI)

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SS Lazio

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Source SS Lazio (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is an Italian professional sports club based in Rome

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Sources
1. Rome (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome.
  • Etymology and founding legend section
    According to the Roman annalists, this happened on 21 April 753 BC.
  • Infobox, Elevation
    21 m (69 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    41°53′36″N 12°28′58″E / 41.89333°N 12.48278°E
  • Infobox, Population
    Population (2025) • Municipality 2,746,984
  • Article text
    According to legend, Romulus is said to have founded the city of Rome on 21 April, 753 BC.
  • Associated With: Italy, Infobox
    Country: Italy
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia, part-of country and UN M49 subregion
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 41.8933,12.4828
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 45.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 41.75, 12.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 41.75, 12.25
41.75 12.25 Csa
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4. GeoNames: Rome - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3169070
Quote, cities500 record 3169070
41.89193 12.51133 P PPLC IT 07 RM 058091 2318895 20 52 Europe/Rome
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.View the Source
Wikidata: Rome
Wikidata Q220, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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