Rome

[ rohm ]

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noun

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Italian Roma. a city in and the capital of Italy, in the central part, on the Tiber: ancient capital of the Roman Empire; site of Vatican City, seat of authority of the Roman Catholic Church.
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the ancient Italian kingdom, republic, and empire whose capital was the city of Rome.
the Roman Catholic Church.
Roman Catholicism.

Rome

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noun

the capital of Italy, on the River Tiber: includes the independent state of the Vatican City; traditionally founded by Romulus on the Palatine Hill in 753 bc , later spreading to six other hills east of the Tiber; capital of the Roman Empire; a great cultural and artistic centre, esp during the Renaissance. Pop: 2 546 804 (2001) Italian nameRoma
the Roman Empire
the Roman Catholic Church or Roman Catholicism

Rome

Capital of Italy , largest city in the country, and seat of the Roman Catholic Church ( see Vatican City State ; see also Vatican ), located on the Tiber River in west-central Italy. Rome is one of the world's great centers of history, art, architecture, and religion.

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“ All roads lead to Rome ” is a well-known proverb .

Ancient Rome is often referred to as the “City of Seven Hills” because it was built on seven hills surrounded by a line of fortifications.

Rome was proclaimed capital of Italy in 1871, after Italian forces took control of the city from the pope .

It is called the “Eternal City.”

Its landmarks include the Colosseum , the Appian Way, the Pantheon, the Forum, the Arch of Constantine, and Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.

Rome was the capital of the Roman Republic (fourth century to first century b.c. ) and the Roman Empire (first century b.c. to fifth century a.d. ), whose domains, at their height, spread from Great Britain to present-day Iran and included all the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea .

In a.d. 800, Rome again became associated with imperial power when Charlemagne was crowned there as the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire .

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Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idiom beginning with Rome , also see all roads lead to Rome ; fiddle while Rome burns ; when in Rome do as the Romans do .

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Example Sentences

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Thousands of Scots are preparing to pay their final respects to Pope Francis ahead of his funeral in Rome.

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On Tuesday, Zelensky said he was ready in principle to see Trump in Rome.

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That sense of a rift between the current Israeli government and the Vatican may well be visible at the Pope's funeral in Rome, where Israel's leaders will be noticeable by their absence.

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He was also a devotee of the Virgin Mary and as such, he chose to be buried in Santa Maria Maggiore, which sits outside the Vatican walls in the centre of Rome.

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Before then, in Rome these in-between days have taken on a flavour of their own.

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