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Rome
Italia · Roman province·Italy·Founded 753 BCE (traditional)
Caput mundi. Around 1 million people in 117 CE — the largest city on earth for centuries either side.
Italy's capital of nearly 3 million people; the Colosseum, Forum, and Palatine form a fenced, uninhabited archaeological park inside the UNESCO-listed historic centre.
Open Rome on the interactive map →Roman Maps shows the empire frozen at 11 August 117 CE, the day Trajan died — its moment of greatest territorial extent. Explore the full map →