ROME

The center of one of the greatest empires

ROME

Roman forum/Matteo Colombo/Getty Images

History of Rome from Aeneas to Benito Mussolini by historian Oleg Voskoboynikov.

From a village on the Tiber to a great empire

The temple of Jupiter Stator. The area of the Roman Forum. 3rd century BC/Alamy

The temple of Jupiter Stator. The area of the Roman Forum. 3rd century BC/Alamy

The statue of Emperor Augustus. Chiaramonti Museum, Rome, 1st century BC/Wikimedia Commons

The statue of Emperor Augustus. Chiaramonti Museum, Rome, 1st century BC/Wikimedia Commons

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Transferring the law. Mosaic in the conch of the apse. Basilica of Santa Pudenziana. Rome, 5th century (restored in the 16th century) / Alamy

Transferring the law. Mosaic in the conch of the apse. Basilica of Santa Pudenziana. Rome, 5th century (restored in the 16th century) / Alamy

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Medieval Rome

The fresco in the church of Santa Maria Antiqua. Rome/Alamy

The fresco in the church of Santa Maria Antiqua. Rome/Alamy

The Saint-Benezet bridge. Avignon, France/Shutterstock

The Saint-Benezet bridge. Avignon, France/Shutterstock

St. Peter's cathedral. Rome, Vatican/Shutterstock

St. Peter's cathedral. Rome, Vatican/Shutterstock

Piazza del Popolo. Rome, Italy/Alamy

Piazza del Popolo. Rome, Italy/Alamy

Rome in the Renaissance

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Interior of the dome of St. Peter's cathedral/Alamy

Interior of the dome of St. Peter's cathedral/Alamy

Baroque as a way of life

The Church of Sant' Ivo alla Sapienza. Rome, Italy. 1660/Alamy

The Church of Sant' Ivo alla Sapienza. Rome, Italy. 1660/Alamy

The Spanish steps and the Church of the Holy Trinity standing on a hill. Rome, Italy/Getty Images

The Spanish steps and the Church of the Holy Trinity standing on a hill. Rome, Italy/Getty Images

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19th century: the struggle for modernization

The Roman Forum. Rome, Italy/Getty Images

The Roman Forum. Rome, Italy/Getty Images

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Fascism, the bombing of Rome and the transformation into an open city after the war

Colosseum. The Roman Forum. Rome, Italy/Alamy

Colosseum. The Roman Forum. Rome, Italy/Alamy

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The palace of Italian civilization. EUR, Rome/Alamy

The palace of Italian civilization. EUR, Rome/Alamy

The statue of emperor Trajan is located on Via dei Fori Imperiali. Rome, Italy/Alamy

The statue of emperor Trajan is located on Via dei Fori Imperiali. Rome, Italy/Alamy

Oleg Voskobojnikov

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