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- ...] ruins remaining in much of the country, the laws and philosophy of the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Church]], the [[architecture]], and on the terraces of the man ...majority religion of the [[Roman Empire]] and Italy. The [[Pope]] of the Roman Catholic Faith resides within Rome in what is now known as [[Vatican City]]11 KB (1,708 words) - 10:15, 27 April 2010
- ...[Lucius Tarquinius Superbus]] in [[510 BC]] and the establishment of the [[Roman republic]]. In Roman legend, when the [[Ancient Greece|Greeks]] waged [[Trojan War|war]] against25 KB (4,087 words) - 09:40, 7 October 2009
- [[Image:Forum Romanum panorama 2.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The [[Roman Forum]] was the central area around which ancient Rome developed.]] ...o barbarian invasions in the [[5th century]], marking the [[decline of the Roman Empire]] and the beginning of the [[Middle Ages]].37 KB (5,640 words) - 08:03, 1 October 2009
- ...inheritance, and was devoted to their goddesses was one of the reasons why Roman Goddesses such as [[Diana (goddess)|Diana]] and, with the arrival of Christ What we can say for certain is that the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] founded a town called Saenna Julia on the site of a pre-exi11 KB (1,781 words) - 08:46, 8 October 2009
- ...the [[Etruscan civilization]] and especially the [[Roman Republic]] and [[Roman Empire|Empire]] that dominated this part of the world for many centuries ca ...alley, for example, was appended in 42 BC. After the fall of the [[Western Roman Empire]] and the [[Lombards|Lombard]] invasions, "Italy" or "Italian" gradu18 KB (2,750 words) - 11:40, 8 October 2009
- ...ans]] started developing their own [[vineyard]]s in the second century BC. Roman [[Viticulture|grape-growing]] and [[winemaking]] was prolific and well-orga ...e extensive Greek colonization transpired around 800 BC. It was during the Roman defeat of the [[Carthaginians]] (acknowledged masters of wine-making) in th16 KB (2,471 words) - 15:51, 3 October 2009
- ...en fought for the [[Roman Republic|Romans]] at [[Cannae]], and the city (a Roman ''[[municipium]]'' since [[45 BC]] (''query [[43 BC|43]]?'')) became so pow ...theater (the ''Arena'') and some bridge foundations are all that remain of Roman Padua today. The simple people fled to the hills and returned to eke out a14 KB (2,196 words) - 08:46, 8 October 2009
- ...Apostolic Palace]] – the Pope's official residence – and the [[Roman Curia]]. Thus, although the principal ecclesiastical seat of the Holy See ( ...long with various other buildings. The area until [[1929]] was part of the Roman [[rione]] of [[borgo (rione of Rome)|Borgo]]. Being separated from the city36 KB (5,648 words) - 08:49, 8 October 2009
- In the [[Rome|Roman]] era the city was a flourishing centre of [[Hellenistic]] culture that att ...city to preach. Christians had a prominent role in the late years of the [[Roman Empire]]. The subterranean areas of Naples include notable catacombs, espec18 KB (2,855 words) - 08:25, 8 October 2009
- ...n [[Rome]] and Carthage. By the end of war ([[242 BCE]]) all Sicily was in Roman hands, becoming Rome's first [[province]] outside of the Italian peninsula. ...s were killed-- in [[210 BCE]] the Roman consul [[M. Valerian]] told the [[Roman Senate]] that "no Carthaginian remains in Sicily".36 KB (5,047 words) - 14:06, 29 March 2010
- |Religion || predominately Roman Catholic with mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim ...the capital, both of Italy and of the ancient Roman empire; centre of the Roman Catholic Church (the Vatican)<br>30 KB (4,846 words) - 15:03, 15 October 2010
- ...ury Christian philosopher, helped keep alive the classic tradition in post-Roman Italy.]] As the [[Western Roman Empire]] declined, the Latin tradition was kept alive by writers such as [[111 KB (18,030 words) - 13:31, 8 October 2009
- ...ury Christian philosopher, helped keep alive the classic tradition in post-Roman Italy.]] As the [[Western Roman Empire]] declined, the Latin tradition was kept alive by writers such as [[112 KB (18,241 words) - 13:59, 29 March 2010
- ...absburg court for several centuries, first as the imperial see of the Holy Roman Empire, then the capital of the Austrian Empire and later of the Austro-Hun Drivers in Austria are also required by law to carry certain safety equipment. This includes a reflective vest, first a96 KB (15,449 words) - 08:13, 5 May 2010