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  2. Pomerium - Wikipedia

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    The pomerium at that time is marked in pink; the Capitoline and Aventine are extra pomerium, 'beyond the wall', with their boundaries in yellow. The pomerium or pomoerium was a religious boundary around the city of Rome and cities controlled by Rome. In legal terms, Rome existed only within its pomerium; everything beyond it was simply ...

  3. List of tourist attractions in Rome - Wikipedia

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    The Forum of ancient Rome, and the centre of the city's politics and business at the time. Temple: Pantheon: ancient Roman: It is a classical building in the city, originally built by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome, and rebuilt in the early 2nd century AD.

  4. Tourism in Rome - Wikipedia

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    In the Roman times, Rome was the centre and the most powerful city of Western Civilization, ruling all the Mediterranean, Northern Africa, England and parts of the Middle East. Afterwards, it became one of the most important cities in Christianity, since the pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, resided and still lives in Rome. [7]

  5. Servian Wall - Wikipedia

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    The Servian Wall (Latin: Murus Servii Tullii; Italian: Mura Serviane) is an ancient Roman defensive barrier constructed around the city of Rome in the early 4th century BC. . The wall was built of volcanic tuff and was up to 10 m (33 ft) in height in places, 3.6 m (12 ft) wide at its base, 11 km (6.8 mi) long, [1] and is believed to have had 16 main gates, of which only one or two have ...

  6. Travel in classical antiquity - Wikipedia

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    Romans tended to build their roads without curves as often as possible. Contrasted with Greece, the danger of violence was less pronounced on Roman roads, due to the strong central military present in Rome. Due to the difficulty and stress of travel by land, few civilians chose to conduct long-distance travel or trade over Rome's roads.

  7. Aurelian Walls - Wikipedia

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    The Aurelian Walls continued as a significant military defense for the city of Rome until 20 September 1870, when the Bersaglieri of the Kingdom of Italy breached the wall near the Porta Pia and captured Rome. The walls also defined the boundary of the city of Rome up until the 19th century, with the built-up area being confined within the ...