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  Rome, city, Italy. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Rome’s large number of automobiles has caused serious traffic congestion, and in the 1970s and 80s various attempts were made to deal with the problem, including the banning of traffic in certain parts of the city.
The history of Rome in the Middle Ages, bewildering in its detail, is essentially that of two institutions, the papacy and the commune of Rome.
In 1798 the French occupied Rome, deported the pope, and proclaimed Rome a republic.
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 ROME (N.Y.) - LoveToKnow Article on ROME (N.Y.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Rome is situated in a rich agricultural region producing cotton, cereals, vegetables and fruits, for which it is a trading centre, and is a shipping point for bauxite, mined in the vicinity.
Rome is served by the New York Central and Hudson River, the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg (controlled by the New York Central), the New York, Ontario and Western, and the Utica and Mohawk Valley (electric) railways.
The village of Rome, in the centre of the township, was incorporated in 1819; and Rome was chartered as a city in 1870.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /R/RO/ROME_N_Y_.htm   (2476 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Rome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Rome is consequently the centre of unity in belief, the source of ecclesiastical jurisdiction and the seat of the supreme authority which can bind by its enactments the faithful throughout the world.
The population of Rome in 1901 was 462,783.
Innocent III (1203) was obliged to flee from Rome, but, on the other hand, the friendly disposition of the mercantile middle class facilitated his return and secured to him some influence in the affairs of the communes, in which he obtained the appointment of a chief of the Senate, known as "the senator" (1207).
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 Lonely Planet World Guide | Destination Rome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Although things hit the skids a bit in the 14th century, when the pope was exiled to Avingnon, France, due to factional fighting and the city's population and infrastructure took a plummet, the papacy had reestablished its firm grip on the reigns by the 15th century.
In 1870 Rome became capital of the newly united Italy, leaving the pope with mere figurehead status and causing him to abandon the city for the home fires of the Vatican (the pope was made sovereign of Vatican City in 1929).
The main road connecting Rome to the north and south of Italy is the Autostrada del Sole, which connects with the ring road circling the city.
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 commune, in medieval history. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Because of the importance of the commune in municipal government, the term is also used to denote a town itself to which a charter of liberties was granted by the sovereign or feudal overlord.
Although in most cases the development of communes was inextricably connected with that of the cities, there were rural communes, notably in France and England, that were formed to protect the common interests of villagers.
The commune of Rome was established by Arnold of Brescia in 1144.
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 Rome
B.C. Ancient Rome was built on the left bank of the Tiber on elevations (now much less prominent) emerging from the marshy lowlands of the Campania.
B.C. Rome extended its influence over Western Latium and Southern Etruria; during the course of that century and the next, Rome came in full contact with Greek culture, which modified Roman life tremendously.
A commune was set up (1144—55), led by Arnold of Brescia, but it was subdued by the intervention of Emperor Frederick I. Finally, a republic under papal patronage was established, headed by an elected senator.
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 Rome History | Lonely Planet World Guide
Although things hit the skids a bit in the 14th century, when the pope was exiled to Avingnon due to factional fighting and the city's population and infrastructure took a plummet, the papacy had re-established its firm grip on the reins by the 15th century.
In 1870 Rome became capital of the newly united Italy, leaving the pope with mere figurehead status and causing him to abandon the city for the home fires of the Vatican.
Meanwhile, Rome proper ostensibly remains, as it has always been, an administrative and tourist centre, without much sign of industry or trade, but lots of political intrigue.
www.lonelyplanet.com /destinations/europe/rome/history.htm   (1127 words)

  
 Lonely Planet World Guide | Destination Rome
Rome's public holidays include Liberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May), the Feast of the Assumption (15 August), All Saints' Day (1 November), the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (8 December) and the Feast of Santo Stefano (26 December).
The Capitoline Hill, now the seat of the city's municipal authorities, was the centre of government of ancient Rome, and is the geographical centre of the modern city.
Driving in Rome is hairy in the extreme, and parking is a nightmare.
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 Comune. Who is Comune? What is Comune? Where is Comune? Definition of Comune. Meaning of Comune.
In Italy, the commune ( comune) is the basic administrative division, comprised in the provinces and the regions.
At the 2001 census, there were 8,101 communes in Italy; they vary considerably in size and population.
For example, the commune of Rome ( Lazio) has an area of 1,285.30 km
www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Comune   (106 words)

  
 Rome -> Medieval Rome on Encyclopedia.com 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A commune was set up (1144-55), led by Arnold of Brescia, but it was subdued by the intervention of Emperor Frederick I.
During the “Babylonian captivity” of the popes at Avignon (1309-78) Rome was desolate, economically ruined, and in constant turmoil.
Fascism on the facade: much of modern Rome was shaped by the Fascists of the 1920s and '30s, but many tourists on their way to the Colosseum fail to see the remnants of la voce d'Italia.
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 Arnold of Brescia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
When he arrived, he found that the Commune of Rome had taken control of the city away from the Pope and founded a republic.
He was seized by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I 's armies when they arrived in Rome and he was finally tried by the Roman Curia as a rebel.
Arnold's life was later used by the Reformational authorities and advocates of later Roman communes.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arnold_of_Brescia   (379 words)

  
 RAI - Social Action Department
The Mayor of Rome Valter Veltroni, the Commune of Rome’s delegates leana Argentin and Raffaella Mialno, the members of the Italian government Enrico La Loggia, Roberto Maroni, Rocco Buttiglione, Teresio Delfino and Antonio Guidi are in attendance.
Rome — The RAI office in Viale Mazzini 14, the Room of Tapestries, 11.00 a.m- The standing forum for the Third Sector presents the 2001’s Report on the Third Sector under the patronage of RAI Social Action.
Rome — The Olympic Stadium — 19th edition of the Deaf World Championships, staged by Fiss (Italian Deaf Sports Federation) with the collaboration of the "Roma 2001"’s local organizing committee and the participation of the Commune of Rome and the Regione Lazio, and under the patronage of Ens, the Italian National Deaf and Mute Association.
www.segretariatosociale.rai.it /INGLESE/agenda/agendaE2001.html   (3300 words)

  
 Rome Sentinel
This page is here through the contribution of a reader who once lived in the Rome area, and whose grandfather nearly went to Shiloh.
The reports from Guyana are not complete but enough is known to realize that the ambush of American visitors by Americans of the People’s Temple commune and the mass suicide by members of the cult may be the most bizarre event of the decade.
To all questions, Sandford and his followers declared they had found the path to salvation, and that there was to be an end of the world in the near future and that only those on their side would survive in the "life hereafter.
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 Comune - Iridis Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In Italy, the commune ( comune, plural comuni) is the basic administrative unit of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township.
For example, the commune of Rome ( Lazio) has an area of 1,285.30 sq.
km and a population of 2,546,804, and is both the largest and the most populated commune in Italy; Fiera di Primiero, in the province of Trento, is the smallest commune by area, with only 0.10 sq.
www.iridis.com /Comune   (364 words)

  
 Rome --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Rome was founded in 1834 on the site of a Cherokee village and was incorporated as a city in 1847.
The Romans, who spoke Latin, called their system respublica (“republic”), meaning “the thing that belongs to the people.” Roman democracy lasted until roughly the end of the 1st century BC, when it was replaced by a monarchy headed by an emperor.
Rome's Palatine Hill is the source for the word 'palace'.
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It was the political and religious center of ancient Rome and since the end of the 11th century has been the seat of civic government of the city.
The northern summit, the arx or citadel of Rome, was dominated by the Temple of Juno Moneta, today covered by the church of St. Maria in Aracoeli.
In the 13th century the Franciscans built the present church, which became the official church of the Commune of Rome.
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 Popes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The history of Rome in the Middle Ages is essentially that of two institutions, the papacy and the commune of Rome.
A commune was set up (1144-55), led by Arnold of Brescia, but it was subdued by the intervention of Emperor Frederick I. Finally, a republic under papal patronage was established, headed by an elected senator.
In the European Reformation of the 1500s, Protestants and numerous similar churches renounced allegiance to Rome in objection to perceived abuses of growing Papal authority and to perceived doctrinal error and novelty in Rome.
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 Ancient Rome — Official Rome Travel Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Tradition tells of the founding of Rome by Romulusin 753 B.C. (hence the dating ab urbe condita, or AUC, i.e., from the founding of the city), and of the Tarquin family, the Etruscan royal house.
It remains true, however, that it was under senatorial administration that Ancient Rome began its march to world supremacy ate was crushed under the weight of the huge problems of empire.
The extensive system of roads in Anceint Rome made transportation and travel easier than it was again to be until the development of railroads.
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 Rome Gepgraphy — Official Rome Travel Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Due to the limited means of travel and communication in Ancient Rome, people lived in areas where the lay of the land was used to their advantage.
The ancient walled city of Rome embraces only 4 percent of the modern municipality's 582 square miles (1,507 square kilometres) and is the smallest of the city's 12 administrative zones.
Within the city limits on the western and northwestern fringes are six large suburbi ("suburbs"), while beyond the municipal boundaries the commune of Rome about doubles the area of the city itself.
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 LIPU-UK -> Working in Britain for Birds in Italy - Rome Centre
The Bioparco and Rehabilitation Centre are within the former Rome Zoological Gardens, at the Villa Borghese.
The Centre was founded in the summer of 1996 in collaboration between Rome Zoo (now the Bioparco), the Commune of Rome and LIPU.
The Centre soon became a focal point for the help and rehabilitation of wildlife in the City and Province of Rome, the Region of Lazio and a large part of central and southern Italy.
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 Rolling in Rome Wheelchair Accessible Travel
Although there are still many barriers in Rome, we were heartened to discover a growing awareness of access and the needs and rights of disabled people.
We had heard from the Roman disability organization CO.IN that the Commune of Rome (the Rome municipal government) sponsors a free accessible van service from the airports and train station to Rome hotels.
Although Howard’s charger has a 220 volt setting and we experienced no problems using it in Israel and France, in Rome and Florence the batteries charged hot (the charger and charger plug were hot to the touch) and the wheelchair’s circuit breaker tripped many times.
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 Villa Torlonia F3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The villa is characterized by 13 constructions simulating mysterious, fantastic, fairy-like creations not common for Rome: different construction for the guests (casa rinascimentale); Capanna Svizzera, i.e.
After 25 years of abandon (the Mussolini family lived here in 1929-1943 paying a symbolic rent of one lira to the Torlonia), Villa Torlonia belongs now to the commune of Rome which opened it for public in 1977 as Torlonia did.
Under the ground of villa there are Jewish catacombs extending for nearly 9km, during the WWII Mussolini and Torlonia built an air-raid shelter inside of one of the catacombs.
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 Rome, city, Italy: Medieval Rome
The history of Rome in the Middle Ages, bewildering in its detail, is essentially that of two institutions, the
Papal elections, originally exercised by the citizens of Rome, had come under the control of the great noble families, among whom the Frangipani and Pierleone families and later the
returned to Rome, and with him began the true and effective dominion of the popes in Rome.
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 Vatican City --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Online Article
Independent papal state, southern Europe, within the commune of Rome, Italy.
Extraterritoriality of the state extends to Castel Gandolfo and to several churches and palaces in Rome proper.
It is the smallest fully independent nation-state in the world and lies entirely within the confines of Rome, Italy, on the west, or right, bank of the Tiber River.
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 Tim Dowling Visits Rome to Commune With Lo Scrittore
Tim Dowling went to Rome to commune with Lo Scrittore and meet its creator.
The first sentence is always a bit of a struggle: confronting the blank screen, wondering whether to wait a bit longer for the white smoke of inspiration to curl up from the slender chimney of thought, or just plunge in with a crap metaphor based on something vaguely topical.
Going to Rome to commune with the giant table and chair proves a difficult pilgrimage.
www.buzzle.com /editorials/4-21-2005-68893.asp   (589 words)

  
 Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterno   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This basilica was the first church to be dedicated to the Holy Redeemer; it symbolized the triumph of Christianity over paganism and thus deserved the title of “Mother and Head of all the churches in the City and the world”.
It is the cathedral of Rome, and seat of the bishopric.
In 314, Pope Sylvester I took up residence in the Lateran (a group of buildings comprising of a palace, a basilica, and a baptistery); the palace became the official Papal residence from the 5C until the Papacy was moved to Avignon.
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 FullCloud: Rome, Emergence of the Roman commune
The Roman revolution in 1143 had fundamentally the same goals as other contemporaneous communal movements in northern Italy: freedom from episcopal (in Rome's case, papal) authority and control of the surrounding countryside.
The revival of the Roman Senate and other echoes of the Classical past perhaps owed something to the preaching of Arnold of Brescia, a priest
This is a paragraph of text that could go in the sidebar.
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 Vacation apartments in Rome Italy BED BREAKFAST ROME   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The tertiary activity, above all for the presence of the central administrations of the State, of the centers of great institutes of credit, as well as of the greatest corporate body assured you and Social Security, it constitutes the principal economic resource of the Roman population.
In every case, for number of employees, Rome was become, in the eighties of the XX sec., the third industrial city of the Country, after Milan and Turin.
Under the dimensional profile, the great industry (over 500 employees for establishment) is present only in the branches electronic and chemical-pharmaceutical, while the fabric of the small ones and averages industries it concerns some all the market sectors, particularly of the good of consumption
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