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Rome's [[history]] as a city spans over two and a half thousand years, as one of the founding cities of [[Western Civilisation]]. It was the centre of the [[Roman Empire]], which dominated Europe, North Africa and the Middle East for four hundred years from the 1st Century BC till the 4th Century AD. Rome has a significant place in [[Christianity]] and is the present day home of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and the site of the [[Vatican City]], an independent city-state run by the Catholic Church.
Rome's [[history]] as a city spans over two and a half thousand years, as one of the founding cities of [[Western Civilisation]]. It was the centre of the [[Roman Empire]], which dominated Europe, North Africa and the Middle East for four hundred years from the 1st Century BC till the 4th Century AD. Rome has a significant place in [[Christianity]] and is the present day home of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and the site of the [[Vatican City]], an independent city-state run by the Catholic Church.
As one of the few major European cities that escaped [[World War II]] relatively unscathed, central Rome remains essentially [[Renaissance]] and [[Baroque]] in [[character]]. Rome is the third-most-visited tourist destination in the European Union,[4] and its historic centre is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.[5] As a modern city it has been capital of the unified Italy since 1870, and grew mainly in two periods either side of [[World War II]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome]
As one of the few major European cities that escaped [[World War II]] relatively unscathed, central Rome remains essentially [[Renaissance]] and [[Baroque]] in [[character]]. Rome is the third-most-visited tourist destination in the European Union,[4] and its historic centre is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.[5] As a modern city it has been capital of the unified Italy since 1870, and grew mainly in two periods either side of [[World War II]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome]
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[[Category: General Reference]]
