Rome

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 km (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 milli... More

Date founded:

  • Apr 21, 753 B.C.E.

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Area:

  • 1,284.8931 km² (496.1 mi² )

Population:

  • 2,761,477 (Dec 2010)

Also known as:

  • Рим,
  • Roma,
  • The eternal City,
  • Rome, Italy
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Month Average max temp (C) Average min temp (C) Average rainfall (mm)
  • 30 °C (86 °F )
  • 16 °C (61 °F )
  • 17 mm (0.67 in )
  • 13 °C (55 °F )
  • 3 °C (37 °F )
  • 81 mm (3.2 in )
  • 23 °C (73 °F )
  • 11 °C (52 °F )
  • 53 mm (2.1 in )
  • 23 °C (73 °F )
  • 11 °C (52 °F )
  • 118 mm (4.65 in )
  • 18 °C (64 °F )
  • 8 °C (46 °F )
  • 111 mm (4.37 in )
  • 14 °C (57 °F )
  • 4 °C (39 °F )
  • 98 mm (3.9 in )
  • 14 °C (57 °F )
  • 4 °C (39 °F )
  • 63 mm (2.5 in )
  • 27 °C (81 °F )
  • 14 °C (57 °F )
  • 36 mm (1.4 in )
  • 30 °C (86 °F )
  • 17 °C (63 °F )
  • 27 mm (1.1 in )
  • 19 °C (66 °F )
  • 7 °C (45 °F )
  • 56 mm (2.2 in )
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Olympics

Olympics hosted

1960 Summer Olympics

The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had been awarded the organization of the 1908 Summer Olympics, but after the 1906 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, was...

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Officeholder Office, position, or title From
  • 381 C.E.
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