Rome is the Capital City of Italy and of the Lazio region, as well as the country’s largest and most populous city. It is located in the Lazio of Central Italy at the confluence of the Aniene and Tiber rivers. Although the city center is about 24km inland from the Tyrrhenian Sea, the city territory extends to the shore, where the South-Western Ostia district is located. The metropolitan area has a population of about 4 million.
According to a legend, the city of Rome was founded by the twins Romulus and Remus on April 21, 753 BC, and archaeological evidence support the theory that Rome grew from pastoral settlements on the Palatine Hill built in the area of the future Roman Forum, coalescing into a city in the 8th Century BC.
Meanwhile, Rome enjoys a typical Mediterranean climate which characterizes the Mediterranean coasts of Italy. It is at its most comfortable from April through June, and from mid-September to October, the Roman ottobrate (beautiful October day) are famously known as sunny and warm days. By August, the temperature during the heat of the day often exceeds 32⁰C (90⁰F); traditionally, many businesses would close during August. The average high temperature in December is about 13⁰C (57⁰F), but below zero lows are not uncommon.
By the way, Rome is known as, Caput Mundi (capital of the world), la Citta΄Eterna ( The Eternal City), Limen Apostolorum (Threshold of the Apostles), la citta΄ dei sette colli ( the city of seven hills) or simply I΄Urbe (the City), has been for centuries the center of Western Civilization. At Rome, so many things we can see and we can go, likes the coliseum, the Imperial Forums, Capitoline Hill, the Pantheon, Vatican, Castel Sant΄ Angelo or the Spanish Steps.
BY RUHANA BUJANG A115497
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