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Rome (English pronunciation: /ˈroʊm/; Italian: Roma pronounced [ˈroːma] ( listen); Latin: Rōma) is a city and special comune ("Roma Capitale") in Italy. Rome is the capital of Italy and the capital of Lazio (Latin: Latium). With 2.8 million residents in 1,285.3 km2 (496.3 sq mi), it is also the country's largest and most populated comune and fourth-most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. Between 3.2 and 3.7 million people live in the Rome metropolitan area. The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.

Rome's history spans two and a half thousand years. It was the capital city of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, which was the dominant power in Western Europe and the lands bordering the Mediterranean for over seven hundred years from the 1st century BC until the 7th century AD and the city is regarded as one of the birthplaces of western civilization. Since the 1st century AD Rome has been the seat of the Papacy and, after the end of Byzantine domination, in the 8th century it became the capital of the Papal States, which lasted until 1870. In 1871 Rome became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy, and in 1946 that of the Italian Republic.


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Rome (en italien Roma /'roˑma/) est la capitale de l'Italie depuis 1871. Elle se trouve dans la région du Latium, dans le centre du pays. Avec 2 722 907 habitants établis sur 1 285 km² (4 103 250 habitants avec l'agglomération en 2009), Rome est la commune la plus peuplée et la plus étendue d'Italie ; son aire urbaine est en revanche moins importante que celles de Milan et Naples.

Ville berceau de la civilisation occidentale après Athènes, Rome a une histoire qui s'étend sur plus de deux mille cinq cents ans. Elle était le centre de l'Empire romain, qui a dominé l'Europe, l'Afrique du Nord et le Moyen-Orient pendant plus de cinq cents ans à partir du Ier siècle av. J.-C. jusqu'au Ve siècle apr. J.-C.. Rome occupe une place capitale dans le christianisme et abrite le siège de l'Église catholique romaine et la Cité du Vatican, un État souverain dont le chef est le pape.

Rome est l'une des rares villes européennes majeures qui aient échappé aux ravages de la Seconde Guerre mondiale : son centre est de style Renaissance et baroque. Rome est la troisième destination touristique la plus visitée d'Europe derrière Londres et Paris et son centre historique est classé par l'Unesco comme site du patrimoine mondial.


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Bertrand Guiheneuf 305 on page Tombs and relics about 3 years ago
I could not find an english wikipedia entry for "salle des tombeaux". Any hint someone ?
Benjamine Scalvenzi 3 457 about 3 years ago
i have found something in article " st peter's basilica, tombs and relics" but i dont'konw how insert it in the site
Sébastien Maury 84 about 3 years ago
To add a wikipedia article, go to the page, switch to the edition mode by clicking in the 'Edit' button in the footer under the page. Then, in the empty wikipedia 'module' search for "st peter's basilica" for example, when the article is found, click in the 'Keep Article' to really add it to the page.
Bertrand Guiheneuf 305 about 3 years ago
I'm adding english wikipedia articles here and there if you don't mind
Benjamine Scalvenzi 3 457 about 3 years ago
thank you for your assistance
Bertrand Guiheneuf 305 on page Castel Sant' Angelo about 3 years ago
Castel Sant'Angelo — Fotopedia
Nice one :)