Changes

[[Image:rome2.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Piazza of St. Peter's.]]

[[Image:rome2.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Piazza of St. Peter's.]]

'''Rome''' (Italian ''Roma'') is the capital city of [[Italy]], as well as its most populous city. Rome is located on the western side of the [[Italian Peninsula]], on the east of the [[Tiber River]]. The total population of Rome is approximately 2.8 million. The territory of the independent state of [[Vatican City|the Vatican]] is entirely contained within Rome. It is the third most-visited tourist destination in the EU. <ref>[http://www.euromonitor.com/Top_150_City_Destinations_London_Leads_the_Way]</ref>

'''Rome''' ([[Italian language|Italian]]: ''Roma'') is the capital city of [[Italy]], as well as its most populous city. Rome is located on the western side of the Italian Peninsula, on the east of the [[Tiber River]]. The total population of Rome is approximately 2.8 million. The territory of the independent state of [[Vatican City|the Vatican]] is entirely contained within Rome. It is the third most-visited tourist destination in the EU.<ref>[http://www.euromonitor.com/Top_150_City_Destinations_London_Leads_the_Way]</ref>

==History==

==History==

Rome is best known as the capital of the [[Roman Republic]] and [[Roman Empire]], and was quite possibly the most important city in the world during the [[Pax Romana]].  

Rome is best known as the capital of the [[Roman Republic]] and [[Roman Empire]], and was quite possibly the most important city in the world during the [[Pax Romana]].  

==See also==

==See also==

[[Image:Trevi.jpg|thumb|Trevi Fountain]]

[[Image:Trevi.jpg|thumb|Trevi Fountain]]

*[[Ancient Rome]]

*[[Ancient Rome]]

*[[Art cities]]

*[[Art cities]]

*[[Gianlorenzo Bernini]]

*[[Gianlorenzo Bernini]]

==External links==

==External links==

== References ==

== References ==

<references/>

<references/>

[[Category:Italian Cities and Towns]]

[[Category:Italian Cities and Towns]]

[[Category:Capital Cities]]

[[Category:Capital Cities]]

[[category:Renaissance]]

[[Category:Renaissance]]

[[category:Ancient Rome]]

[[Category:Ancient Rome]]

[[category:Catholic Church]]

[[Category:Catholic Church]]

[[category:Italian History]]

[[Category:Italian History]]

[[Category:Urban History]]

[[Category:Urban History]]