Outline of Rome

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Rome:

Flag of Rome
Coat of arms of Rome

Rome – capital of Italy and a special comune (named Comune di Roma Capitale). Rome also serves as the capital of the Lazio region. With 2,876,076 residents in 1,285 km2 (496.1 sq mi), it is also the country's most populated comune. It is the fourth-most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. It is the center of the Metropolitan City of Rome, which has a population of 4.3 million residents. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber.

The Vatican City is an independent city-state enclaved within Rome, the only existing example of a state within a city: for this reason, Rome has been often defined as the capital of two states. Rome is a very old city, founded over 28 centuries ago, and it was the center of power of the ancient Roman civilization.

General reference
  • Pronunciation: /ˈroʊm/ ROHM; Italian: Roma [ˈroːma] (listen), Latin: Rōma[1]
  • Common English name(s): Rome
  • Official English name(s): City of Rome
  • Adjectival(s): Roman
  • Demonym(s): Roman

Geography of Rome

Geography of Rome

Location of Rome
Rome (Italy)

Environment of Rome

Landforms of Rome
The view of the central parts of Rome and The Vatican as seen from Monte Mario
The Tiber Island
The Tiber

Areas of Rome

Administrative subdivisions of Rome

Administrative subdivisions of Rome

Municipi of Rome
A map of the center of Rome ("centro storico", roughly equal to the walled city) with its rioni

Locations in Rome

Ancient monuments in Rome
Temple of Saturn
Arch of Septimius Severus
The Baths of Caracalla
The Castel Sant'Angelo
Ruin of Forum of Augustus
The Roman Forum
Trajan's Market
Ponte Sant'Angelo
Catacombs of Marcellinus and Peter
St. Peter's Basilica
The Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
The Trevi Fountain
The Vatican Museums
The Creation of Adam, part of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling
The Galleria Borghese
The Villa Borghese gardens
Piazza Navona
St. Peter's Square
Via Appia antica
Lungotevere Ripa, overlooked by the complex of San Michele a Ripa
Via della Conciliazione, which connects Saint Peter's Square to the Castel Sant'Angelo
Via dei Fori Imperiali
Via Sacra

Ancient monuments in Rome

Bridges in Rome

Bridges of Rome

Catacombs

Catacombs of Rome

Churches in Rome

Basilicas and churches of Rome

Fountains in Rome

Fountains in Rome

Museums in Rome

Museums in Rome

Palaces in Rome

Palaces in Rome

Parks and gardens in Rome

Parks and gardens in Rome

Public squares in Rome

Piazzas in Rome

Streets of Rome

Streets in Rome

Demographics of Rome

Demographics of Rome

Government and politics of Rome
Palazzo Senatorio, seat of the local government

Government of Rome

Law and order in Rome

Military in Rome
  • Granatieri di Sardegna Mechanized Brigade

History of Rome

History of Rome

History of Rome, by period or event

Timeline of the city of Rome

  • Rome during the Roman Kingdom (c. 753-509 BC)
  • Rome during the Roman Republic (509-27 BC)
    • Siege of Rome (508 BC) – Rome is besieged by the city of Clusium
    • Sack of Rome (390 BC) – Rome is sacked by the Senones, after the Battle of the Allia
  • Rise of Rome (circa 100 BC to the 4th century AD)
  • Rome during the Western Roman Empire (285-476AD)
    • Sack of Rome (410) – Rome is besieged and sacked by Alaric, King of the Visigoths
    • Sack of Rome (455) – Rome is besieged and sacked by Genseric, King of the Vandals
    • Deposition of Romulus Augustulus (476) – marked the end of the Western Roman Empire, and the beginning of the European Middle Ages
  • Rome during the Kingdom of Odoacer (476–493)
  • Rome during the Ostrogothic Kingdom (493–553)
    • Siege of Rome (537–538) – Belisarius defends the city against the Ostrogoths
    • Siege of Rome (546) – Rome is besieged, sacked and depopulated by Totila, King of the Ostrogoths, Rome during the Gothic War
    • Siege of Rome (549–550) – Rome is besieged and captured by Totila, King of the Ostrogoths, Rome during the Gothic War
  • Rome during the Eastern Roman Empire (553–754)
  • Rome during the Papal States (754–1870)
    • Siege of Rome (756) – Rome is besieged by the Lombard prince Aistulf
    • Arab raid against Rome (846) – Saracen raiders plundered the outskirts of the city of Rome, sacking the basilicas of Old St Peter's and St Paul's-Outside-the-Walls, but were prevented from entering the city itself by the Aurelian Wall.
    • Sack of Rome (1084) – Rome is sacked by the Normans under Robert Guiscard
    • Roman Renaissance – mid-15th to the mid-16th centuries
    • Annexation of Rome by France – the French invaded, under the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte, establishing the Department of Rome. Rome became a canton within the Arrondissement of Rome.
    • Siege of Rome (1849) – Rome is besieged by French Second Republic forces Rome during the short-lived Roman Republic
  • Rome during the Kingdom of Italy (1870–1946)
    • Capture of Rome – Rome was captured by Italian forces in September 1870, ending the Risorgimento, and establishing Rome as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. It marked both the final defeat of the Papal States under Pope Pius IX and the unification of the Italian peninsula under King Victor Emmanuel II of the House of Savoy.
    • Lateran Treaty – treaty signed between Italy and the Catholic Church in 1929. It settled the Roman Question, established the Holy See as a sovereign entity, and recognized Vatican City as an independent state and the sovereign territory of the Holy See, within Rome.
      • Holy See – headquartered in its sovereign territory, Vatican City.
      • Vatican City (outline) – established in 1929 in the Lateran Treaty as the sovereign territory of the Holy See. It becomes an enclave, within Rome.
  • Rome during the Italian Republic (1946–present)

History of Rome, by subject

Culture in Rome
Art exhibition in the Palazzo Corsini
Carbonara, an Italian pasta dish from Rome
Bust of Augustus, a fine example of Roman portraiture
Chigi Chapel, the dome with mosaics by the Renaissance artist Raphael
Altare della Patria, the best-known symbol of Roman neoclassical architecture
EUR, Rome, Guglielmo Marconi square
Marforio, one of the talking statues of Rome

Culture of Rome

Arts in Rome

Arts in Rome

Architecture of Rome

Architecture of Rome

Cinema of Rome

Cinema of Rome

Music of Rome

Music of Rome

Theatre of Rome

Theatre in Rome

Religion in Rome
The cathedra of the Pope in the apse of Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, Rome
Mosque of Rome, the largest mosque outside the Islamic world

Religion in Rome

Churches in Rome

Sports in Rome
Opening ceremony of the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome's Stadio Olimpico
Stadio dei Marmi, a stadium in the Foro Italico sports complex

Sports in Rome

Economy and infrastructure of Rome
Aldrovandi Villa Borghese, main entrance
The Colosseum, the largest amphitheatre ever built, and a most popular tourist attraction

Economy of Rome

Transportation in Rome
Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, the major airport in Italy
Conca d'Oro, an underground station on Line B of the Rome Metro
Autostrada A10 along the Ligurian Sea, near Voltri

Transport in Rome

Airports in Rome

Rail transport in Rome
Rome Metro

Rome Metro

Road transport in Rome

Education in Rome
Sapienza University of Rome, one of the oldest in history, founded in 1303

Education in Rome

Healthcare in Rome

Hospitals in Rome

See also

References
  1. Names of European cities in different languages: Q–T#R

Wikimedia Atlas of Rome

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