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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
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The temple of Jupiter Stator. The area of the Roman Forum. 3rd century BC/Alamy
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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
Medieval Rome
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The fresco in the church of Santa Maria Antiqua. Rome/Alamy
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The Saint-Benezet bridge. Avignon, France/Shutterstock
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St. Peter's cathedral. Rome, Vatican/Shutterstock
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Piazza del Popolo. Rome, Italy/Alamy
Rome in the Renaissance
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Interior of the dome of St. Peter's cathedral/Alamy
Baroque as a way of life
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The Church of Sant' Ivo alla Sapienza. Rome, Italy. 1660/Alamy
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The Spanish steps and the Church of the Holy Trinity standing on a hill. Rome, Italy/Getty Images
19th century: the struggle for modernization
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The Roman Forum. Rome, Italy/Getty Images
Fascism, the bombing of Rome and the transformation into an open city after the war
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Colosseum. The Roman Forum. Rome, Italy/Alamy
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The palace of Italian civilization. EUR, Rome/Alamy
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The statue of emperor Trajan is located on Via dei Fori Imperiali. Rome, Italy/Alamy