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Rome, city, Italy. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
 | | Romes 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. |
 | | Among Romes many palaces and villas the Farnese Palace (begun 1514) and the Farnesina (150811) are particularly famous; others, all dating from the 17th cent., are those of the great Roman families, the Colonna, Chigi, Torlonia, and Doria. |
 | | 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. |
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