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  2. Tiber - Wikipedia

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    The river rises at Mount Fumaiolo in Central Italy and flows in a generally southerly direction past Perugia and Rome to meet the sea at Ostia. Known in ancient times as Flavus (Latin for 'the Blond'), in reference to the yellowish colour of its water, the Tiber has advanced significantly at its mouth, by about 3 km (2 mi), since Roman times ...

  3. Almone - Wikipedia

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    The sacred stone was brought to Rome in 204 BC, [7] during the Second Punic War, upon the recommendation of the Sibylline Books. [10] While the ship bearing the stone was navigating the Tiber, it became beached near the area where the Almone flowed into the larger river.

  4. List of rivers of Italy - Wikipedia

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    The longest river originating in Italy is the Drava, which flows for 724 km (450 mi), while the river flowing the most kilometers in Italy is the 652 km (405 mi) long Po. Rivers in Italy total about 1,200, [ 1 ] and give rise, compared to other European countries , to a large number of marine mouths.

  5. Aniene - Wikipedia

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    The Aniene (pronounced [aˈnjɛːne]; Latin: Aniō), formerly known as the Teverone, [1] is a 99-kilometer (62 mi) river in Lazio, Italy.It originates in the Apennines at Trevi nel Lazio and flows westward past Subiaco, Vicovaro, and Tivoli to join the Tiber in northern Rome.

  6. Seven hills of Rome - Wikipedia

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    The seven hills of Rome (Latin: Septem colles/montes Romae, Italian: Sette colli di Roma [ˈsɛtte ˈkɔlli di ˈroːma]) east of the river Tiber form the geographical heart of Rome, within the walls of the city.

  7. Trastevere - Wikipedia

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    Trastevere (Italian: [trasˈteːvere]) [1] is the 13th rione of Rome, Italy.It is identified by the initials R. XIII and it is located within Municipio I.Its name comes from Latin trans Tiberim (lit.

  8. Fontana dell'Acqua Paola - Wikipedia

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    Fontana dell'Acqua Paola (detail) The Fontana dell'Acqua Paola was inspired by the popularity of the Fontana dell'Acqua Felice, built in 1585–1588 by Pope Sixtus V.Pope Paul V decided to rebuild and extend the ruined Acqua Traiana aqueduct built by the Emperor Trajan in order to create a source of clean drinking water for the residents of the Janiculum Hill, who were forced to take their ...

  9. Marforio - Wikipedia

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    Marforio is a large 1st century Roman marble sculpture of a reclining bearded river god or Oceanus, [4] which in the past has been variously identified as a depiction of Jupiter, Neptune, or the Tiber. It was the humanist and antiquarian Andrea Fulvio who first identified it as a river god, in 1527. [5]

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