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罗马的简介要英文
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罗马的简介要英文
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RomeisthecapitalofItalyandthecountry'slargestandmostpopulatedcityandcomune,withover2.7millionresidentsin1,285.3km2(496.3sqmi).Thecityislocatedinthecentral-westernportionoftheItalianPeninsula,ontheTiberRiverwithintheLazioregionofItaly.
Rome'shistoryspanstwoandahalfthousandyears.ItwasthecapitalcityoftheRomanKingdom,theRomanRepublicandtheRomanEmpire,whichwasthedominantpowerinWesternEuropeandthelandsborderingtheMediterraneanforoversevenhundredyearsfromthe1stcenturyBCuntilthe7thcenturyAD.Sincethe1stcenturyADRomehasbeentheseatofthePapacyand,aftertheendofByzantinedomination,inthe8thcenturyitbecamethecapitalofthePapalStates,whichlasteduntil1870.In1871RomebecamethecapitaloftheKingdomofItaly,andin1946thatoftheItalianRepublic.
AftertheMiddleAges,RomewasruledbypopessuchasAlexanderVIandLeoX,whotransformedthecityintooneofthemajorcentersoftheItalianRenaissance,alongwithFlorence.ThecurrentversionofStPeter'sBasilicawasbuiltandtheSistineChapelwaspaintedbyMichelangelo.Famousartistsandarchitects,suchasBramante,BerniniandRaphaelresidedforsometimeinRome,contributingtoitsRenaissanceandBaroquearchitecture.
In2007Romewasthe11th-most-visitedcityintheworld,3rdmostvisitedintheEuropeanUnion,andthemostpopulartouristattractioninItaly.ThecityisoneofEurope'sandtheworld'smostsuccessfulcity"brands",bothintermsofreputationandassets.ItshistoriccentreislistedbyUNESCOasaWorldHeritageSite.MonumentsandmuseumssuchastheVaticanMuseumsandtheColosseumareamongsttheworld's50mostvisitedtouristdestinations(theVaticanMuseumsreceiving4.2milliontouristsandtheColosseumreceiving4milliontouristseveryyear).Romehostedthe1960SummerOlympicsandiscurrentlybiddingtohostthe2020SummerOlympics.[
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