Several hypotheses have been advanced focusing on its linguistic roots which however remain uncertain: As early as the 4th century, there have been alternative theories proposed on the origin of the name Roma. However, it is a possibility that the name Romulus was actually derived from Rome itself. Roman representation of the god Tiber, Capitoline Hill in RomeĪccording to the founding myth of the city by the Ancient Romans themselves, the long-held tradition of the origin of the name Roma is believed to have come from the city's founder and first king, Romulus.
14 International entities, organisations and involvement. 3.2 Metropolitan and regional government. 3.1.1 Administrative and historical subdivisions. The presence of renowned international brands in the city has made Rome an important centre of fashion and design, and the Cinecittà Studios have been the set of many Academy Award–winning movies. Rome's EUR business district is the home of many oil industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and financial services companies. The city also hosts the Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) as well as the headquarters of many international businesses, such as Eni, Enel, TIM, Leonardo S.p.A., and national and international banks such as Unicredit and BNL. The host city for the 1960 Summer Olympics, Rome is also the seat of several specialised agencies of the United Nations, such as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Its historic centre is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. In 2019, Rome was the 11th most visited city in the world, with 10.1 million tourists, the third most visited in the European Union, and the most popular tourist destination in Italy. In 1871, Rome became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy, which, in 1946, became the Italian Republic. Famous artists, painters, sculptors, and architects made Rome the centre of their activity, creating masterpieces throughout the city. In this way, Rome became first one of the major centres of the Renaissance, and then the birthplace of both the Baroque style and Neoclassicism. Beginning with the Renaissance, almost all popes since Nicholas V (1447–1455) pursued a coherent architectural and urban programme over four hundred years, aimed at making the city the artistic and cultural centre of the world. After the fall of the Empire in the west, which marked the beginning of the Middle Ages, Rome slowly fell under the political control of the Papacy, and in the 8th century, it became the capital of the Papal States, which lasted until 1870. Rome is also called " Caput Mundi" (Capital of the World). It was first called The Eternal City ( Latin: Urbs Aeterna Italian: La Città Eterna) by the Roman poet Tibullus in the 1st century BC, and the expression was also taken up by Ovid, Virgil, and Livy. Eventually, the city successively became the capital of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, and is regarded by many as the first-ever Imperial city and metropolis. The city's early population originated from a mix of Latins, Etruscans, and Sabines. While Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome at around 753 BC, the site has been inhabited for much longer, making it a major human settlement for almost three millennia and one of the oldest continuously occupied cities in Europe. Rome is often referred to as the City of Seven Hills due to its geographic location, and also as the "Eternal City." Rome is generally considered to be the "cradle of Western Christian culture and civilization", and the center of the Catholic Church. Vatican City (the smallest country in the world) is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city for this reason, Rome has sometimes been described as the capital of two states. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio ( Latium), along the shores of the Tiber. Its metropolitan area is the third-most populous within Italy. 
The Metropolitan City of Rome, with a population of 4,355,725 residents, is the most populous metropolitan city in Italy. With 2,860,009 residents in 1,285 km 2 (496.1 sq mi), Rome is the country's most populated comune and the third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. It is also the capital of the Lazio region, the centre of the Metropolitan City of Rome, and a special comune named Comune di Roma Capitale.
Rome ( Italian and Latin: Roma ( listen)) is the capital city of Italy.
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