Rome

Tiber's great metropolis

Rome is the capital of Italy and historically the center of the Roman Empire, which dominated the Mediterranean world for centuries.

The city remains associated with the Catholic Church through Vatican City.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do advises adapting to local customs.

Rome wasn't built in a day counsels patience for large undertakings.

All roads lead to Rome suggests multiple paths to the same destination.

empire

emperor

Male ruler of empire

conquest · provinces · senate · republic · centurion · tribune · consul · Pax Romana · expansion · territory

culture

Latin

Ancient Roman language

Cicero · Virgil · Ovid · Horace · Pliny · Seneca · satire · oratory · frescoes · mosaics

city

Colosseum

Flavian arena in Rome

Piazza · travertine · obelisk · fountains · gelato · espresso · piazza · cobblestone

gladiators

arena

Venue for contests

sword · trident · net · chariot · lions · gladius · shield · helmet · Spartacus · thumbs

religion

Vatican

Papal city-state

  • PopeCatholic Church's supreme leader
  • CatholicPapal church adherent
  • basilicaColonnaded church with apse

pilgrimage · saints · martyrs · catacombs · St. Peter's · Sistine · cardinals · Mass · relics · Holy See

mythology

Jupiter

Largest solar system planet

  • VenusLove goddess, or planet
  • MarsRed planet, war deity
  • NeptuneEighth planet or sea deity

Minerva · Juno · Mercury · Apollo · Diana · Bacchus · Vulcan · Ceres · Pluto · pantheon

capital

Paris

France's chief city

Madrid · Vienna · Lisbon · Warsaw · Prague · Amsterdam · Brussels · Dublin · Moscow · Ankara

Categories
Opposites
ancient civilizational rivalry

RomeCarthage

Phoenician colony that challenged Rome

Hannibal · Persia · Greece · Athens · Gaul

religious/ecclesiastical authority

RomeConstantinople

Historic Turkish metropolis

Wittenberg · Geneva · Byzantium · Canterbury · Moscow

classical vs. barbarian

RomeAttila

Famous Hunnic ruler

barbarism · savagery

Phrases
Family

romantic, romance, Roman, Romance, Romania, romanticize, romanticism, Romans, romanticist

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G