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 statue of Emperor Augustus. Chiaramonti Museum, Rome, 1st century BC/Wikimedia Commons
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
The fresco in the church of Santa Maria Antiqua. Rome/Alamy
The Saint-Benezet bridge. Avignon, France/Shutterstock
St. Peter's cathedral. Rome, Vatican/Shutterstock
Piazza del Popolo. Rome, Italy/Alamy
Rome in the Renaissance
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 Spanish steps and the Church of the Holy Trinity standing on a hill. Rome, Italy/Getty Images
19th century: the struggle for modernization
The Roman Forum. Rome, Italy/Getty Images
Fascism, the bombing of Rome and the transformation into an open city after the war
Colosseum. The Roman Forum. Rome, Italy/Alamy
The palace of Italian civilization. EUR, Rome/Alamy
The statue of emperor Trajan is located on Via dei Fori Imperiali. Rome, Italy/Alamy