Timeline of the city of Rome

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The city of Rome, Italy, has had an extensive history since antiquity.

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Early history

Tradition states that Romulus and Remus were raised by a wolf before founding Rome in 753 BC. Lupa Capitolina, Rome.jpg
Tradition states that Romulus and Remus were raised by a wolf before founding Rome in 753 BC.

Republic

19th-century painting of the Gallic leader Brennus looting Rome after the Battle of the Allia in 390 BC Paul Jamin - Le Brenn et sa part de butin 1893.jpg
19th-century painting of the Gallic leader Brennus looting Rome after the Battle of the Allia in 390 BC

Imperial city

St Peter, the first Pope, was crucified in Rome in 67 AD Caravaggio-Crucifixion of Peter.jpg
St Peter, the first Pope, was crucified in Rome in 67 AD
The Colosseum opened in 80 AD Colosseum in Rome, Italy - April 2007.jpg
The Colosseum opened in 80 AD

Late antiquity and early medieval period

19th-century painting of the Visigothic Sack of Rome in 410 AD Sack of Rome by the Visigoths on 24 August 410 by JN Sylvestre 1890.jpg
19th-century painting of the Visigothic Sack of Rome in 410 AD

High Middle Ages

The Papal throne in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran dates from the 13th century Lazio Roma SGiovanni2 tango7174.jpg
The Papal throne in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran dates from the 13th century

Roman Renaissance

From 1508 to 1512, Michelangelo painted the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel Sistine chapel.jpg
From 1508 to 1512, Michelangelo painted the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

Baroque period

The Church of the Gesu was the first Baroque structure, built in 1568 Church of the Gesu, Rome.jpg
The Church of the Gesù was the first Baroque structure, built in 1568
The current St. Peter's Basilica was finished in 1626 Basilica Sancti Petri blue hour.jpg
The current St. Peter's Basilica was finished in 1626

19th century and Risorgimento

Illustration of the proclamation of the 1849 Roman Republic in the Piazza del Popolo. Rossetti - Proclamazione della Repubblica Romana, nel 1849, in Piazza del Popolo - 1861.jpg
Illustration of the proclamation of the 1849 Roman Republic in the Piazza del Popolo.

20th century and modern Rome

The Altare della Patria was built in honour of King Victor Emmanuel II in 1911 Altar della Patria September 2015-1.jpg
The Altare della Patria was built in honour of King Victor Emmanuel II in 1911
Fascists, led by Benito Mussolini, at the March on Rome in 1922 March on Rome.jpg
Fascists, led by Benito Mussolini, at the March on Rome in 1922

21st century

See also

Other cities in the macroregion of Central Italy:(it)

References

  1. ↑ Steven Anzovin and Janet Podell, ed. (2000). Famous First Facts. H.W. Wilson Co. ISBN   0824209583.
  2. ↑ Brian Jones, The Emperor Domitian (London: Routledge, 1992), p. 80
  3. ↑ Cassius Dio, lxxviii.25
  4. ↑ Deborah Mauskopf Deliyannis. Ravenna in Late Antiquity, Cambridge University Press, 2014, p. 46. ISBN   9781107612907

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