Directory:Rome, Italy

Comune di Roma
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Mayor	Walter Veltroni
Area
- City	1,285 km²
Population
- City (2005)	2,553,873
- Density	1,985/km²
Website: http://www.comune.roma.it

Rome, Italy is located in the region of Lazio, and is the capital of Italy. Rome is Italy's foremost centre of economic activity. As one of the largest cities in the European Union, the Comune di Roma has a gross domestic product of €97 billion (127 Billion USD) in the year 2005.

History

According to legend, the city of Rome was founded by the twins Romulus and Remus on April 21, 753 BC. Archaeological evidence supports claims that Rome was inhabited since the 8th century BC and earlier. The city was the cradle of Roman civilization that produced the largest and longest-lasting empire of classical antiquity that reached its greatest extent in 117. The city was pivotal and responsible for the spread of Greco-Roman culture that endures to this day. Rome is also identified with the Roman Catholic Church and has been the episcopal seat of the popes since the 1st century. An enclave of Rome is The State of the Vatican City, the sovereign territory of the Holy See and smallest nation in the world, with the possible exception of the disputed Sealand.

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