First, the birthplace of world culture.
Rome, the capital of Italy, is one of the cradles of world culture, with thousands of years of historical sites and rich cultural heritage. It was built on seven hills between the Tiber River, which was destroyed and revived several times. The remains of ancient Rome are large-scale, thought-provoking and lingering.
Second, the Renaissance Center.
Rome is the center of the Catholic Church in the world, with more than 700 churches and monasteries and 7 Catholic universities. The Vatican in the city is the residence of the Catholic Pope and the Holy See. Rome and Florence are both centers of Italian Renaissance, and they are still rich in Renaissance and Baroque. From 65438 to 0980, the historic city of Rome was listed as a world cultural heritage.
Third, the legend of urban origin
The famous story of "mother wolf nursing baby" records the legend about the creation of the ancient city of Rome. In the 7th and 8th centuries BC, King Numitore of Rome was usurped by his younger brother Amelio, and his son was killed. His daughter Sylvia married Mars, the god of war, and gave birth to twin brothers romulo and Remo.
Amelio threw twin babies into the Tiber River. Fortunately, the drowning baby is fed by the mother wolf with milk and raised by the hunter. Later, when they grew up, the two brothers killed Amelio and ushered in their grandfather Numitore's return to the throne.
Numitore gave them seven hills along the Tiber River to build a new capital. After setting the city boundary privately, romulo killed Remo and named the new city Rome after himself. This day was 2 1 BC, and in April 753, it was later designated as the founding day of Rome, and the pattern of "mother wolf nursing baby" was designated as the national emblem of Rome.
Fourth, the art of painting
The paintings in Roman period were mainly mosaics and murals, which recorded specific historical events and were used to decorate public places and houses. In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted, and the volcanic ash buried Pompeii and several nearby towns, and buried a large number of precious murals. At the same time, a large number of precious murals were completely preserved.