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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]]

...[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]] against

[[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]].

...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-exi

...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" gradu

...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 th

...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 a

...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 city

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, espec

...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".

|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>

...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 [[

...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 [[

...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 a