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Rome's history spans over
two and a half thousand years. It was the
capital city of the
Roman Kingdom, the
Roman Republic and the
Roman Empire, which was the dominant
power in
Western Europe and the lands bordering the
Mediterranean Sea for over seven hundred years
from the 1st Century BC until the 7th Century AD. Since the 2nd Century AD Rome
has been the seat of the
Papacy and, after the end of
Byzantine domination, in the 8th century it
became the capital of the
Papal States, which lasted until 1870. In 1871
Rome became the capital of the
Kingdom of Italy, and in 1946 that of the
Italian Republic.
 Bridge to the Past |
 Levels of the Colisseum |
 Roman Forum |
 Piazza S. Pietro |
 St. Peter's Square |
 The Madding Crowd |
 The English in Rome |
 Sunday Afternoon |
 Typical Street Scene |
 Roman Reconstruction |
 People and Pigeons |
 Taking it All In |
 Latin and Bird Detail |
 Big Brother in Rome |
 Another Talking Statue |
 Going to Work |
 How does she manage?? |
 On the Side Streets |
 Roasting Chestnuts |
 Side Street outside Hotel |
 Siesta Time |
 Colisseum Construction Detail |
 Foot of the Spanish Steps |
 Approaching the Colisseum |
 Inside the Colisseum |
 Another View |
 From Below |
 Wild Flowers at the bottom |
 Statues |
 Streets of Rome |
 Across the River |
 In the Distance |
 Monument - Victor Emmanuele |
 Trevi Fountain |
 Victor Emmanuele Another View |
 Mushroom Pines |
 The Vatican |
 Sunday and Everyone is Out |
 View from our Room |
 Our Hotel Lobby |
 Impressive architecture |
 \Children on Outing |
 Bikes for Public Use |
 Our Shipmates |