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Vatican City (the smallest country in the world and headquarters of the worldwide Catholic Church under the governance of the Holy See) [6] is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city. Rome is often referred to as the City of Seven Hills due to its geographic location, and ...
Dr. J. G. Th. Grässe, Orbis Latinus: Lexikon lateinischer geographischer Namen des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit, online at the Bavarian State Library (in German) Grässe, Orbis Latinus, online at Columbia University (in German)
The game show was such a hit that it was adapted internationally and made it to TV Guide’s list of the 60 greatest game shows ever. In this quiz, we’ve compiled 108 fun and tricky questions ...
The rise of Rome as by far the most populous and powerful Latin state from c. 600 BC led to volatile relations with the other Latin states, which numbered about 14 in 500 BC. In the period of the Tarquin monarchy ( c. 550–500 BC), Rome apparently acquired political hegemony over the other states.
Return on modeling effort (ROME), the benefit in improving a model; Rome apple, an apple variety also known as Rome Beauty or Red Rome; Rome process, an international effort to define and categorize the functional gastrointestinal disorders; Epyc Rome, the second generation of AMD's Epyc line of server processors, codenamed Rome
The state of absolute monarchy that began with Diocletian endured until the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire in 1453. In 286, the empire was split into two halves, each with its own emperor and court. The empire was further divided into four regions in 293, beginning the Tetrarchy. [13]
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Rome differed from Greek city-states in allowing freed slaves to become citizens; any future children of a freedman were born free, with full rights of citizenship. After manumission, a slave who had belonged to a Roman citizen enjoyed active political freedom ( libertas ), including the right to vote. [ 150 ]