ROME

Etymology

17 BCE

According to the founding myth of the city by the Ancient Romans themselves,[17] the long-held tradition of the origin of the name Roma is believed to have come from the city's founder and first king, Romulus.[18] However, it is a possibility that the name Romulus was actually derived from Rome itself.

History

14 BCE

There is archaeological evidence of human occupation of the Rome area from approximately 14,000 years ago, but the dense layer of much younger debris obscures Palaeolithic and Neolithic sites.[6] Evidence of stone tools, pottery, and stone weapons attest to about 10,000 years of human presence. Several excavations support the view that Rome grew from pastoral settlements on the Palatine Hill built above the area of the future Roman Forum.

how the city of rome emerged

125

The city of Rome emerged from the settlements of Latin, Sabine and Etruscan tribes, with the first inhabitants of Rome standing on the seven hills, at the confluence between the Tiber River and the Via Salaria, 28 km from the Tyrrhenian Sea. In this place the Tiber has an island where the river can be crossed.

What are the gods of the Romans?

500

Jupiter, main Roman god.
Juno, the queen of the gods.
Minerva, goddess of wisdom.
Apollo, god of music.
Diana, daughter of Jupiter.
Neptune, god of the seas.
Mars, the god of war.
Venus.

Where is the Roman culture?

522

The development of Roman culture was facilitated by its various sources of fresh water such as the Pó river located in the north of the peninsula, and the Tiber river in the center, a river that is also known as the place of mythological origin of the culture Roman, in the history of brothers raised by a wolf: Romulus and ...

What is the religion of the Romans?

700

The Romans worshiped a large number of gods. The most revered were Jupiter, Minerva and Juno. In his honor they built temples and offered animal sacrifices. The emperor was worshiped as a god and throughout the Empire imperial worship was practiced.

What to do in Rome in 4 days?

700

The guided tour
The Trastevere neighborhood.
The Colosseum and the Roman Forum.
The Altar to the Homeland or Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II.
The Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica.
The Borghese Gallery.

What is the capital of Rome called?

829

Rome is an Italian city of 2 857 321 inhabitants, capital of the Lazio region and Italy. It is the most populous municipality in Italy and the fourth most populous city in the European Union, par excellence, it has been known since ancient times as the City.

What is the most important river in Rome?

856

Tiber The Tiber River (in Italian Tevere) is the third longest river in Italy (after the Po and Adige rivers), with a length of 405 km. Born in the Apennines, on Mount Fumaiolo, in the region of Romagna, and crosses those of Umbria and Lazio, passing through the cities of Perugia and Rome.

What is the sea that surrounds Rome?

900

Tyrrhenian Sea between the east coast of Sardinia, the Itálica peninsula and the north coast of Sicily. It is the largest sea and has as its coastline the regions of Tuscany, Lazio, Sardegna, Campania, Basilicata and Calabria. Adriatic Sea between the Italian Peninsula and the coasts of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Montenegro.

Why is it called Rome?

935

1-Why is it called "Rome"? The film takes its name from the neighborhood where the Roma Colony takes place, an area where the Mexican upper class settled during the first decade of the 20th century and where sumptuous European-inspired mansions and mansions remain as vestiges of that time

What was Roman architecture like?

1000

The Roman is a more ornate architecture. ... The architecture is fundamentally civil and military, compared to the basically religious architecture of Greece. It is a more dynamic architecture against the Greek, more static. The arch, the vault and the dome are more used in front of the lintel of Greece.