Rome
is the capital city of Italy. Called the “Eternal
City”, it is one of the world's richest cities in
history and art, and one of the world’s great cultural,
religious, and intellectual centres. Today Rome is a bustling
metropolis with hundreds of thousands of people; upon
arriving there you can easily tell that there is thousands
of years of history just waiting to be experienced. From
its fantastic museums, unique sculpture galleries, and
flowering fountains, to being the home of the Vatican
City (seat of power for the entire Catholic faith) Rome
is not a city to miss. Rome rose from being an insignificant
pastoral settlement to perhaps the world's most successful
empire (supreme as a lawgiver and organizer), holding
sway over virtually all the then-known world. |