TIL that Paris and Rome are exclusively twinned with each other under the motto only Paris is worthy of Rome; only Rome is worthy of Paris.

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Army emblems in Europe

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They just found 24 ancient Roman and Etruscan bronze statues in San Casciano, Tuscany.

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Euro coin depicting the Colosseum VS Roman coin depicting the Colosseum.

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Stromboli volcano just erupted.

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A ring of a Roman noblewoman depicting her dead son with an hologram effect (Palestrina, Italy)

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Aurelian Walls of Rome, Italy.

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On this day, 500 years ago, Leonardo Da Vinci died.

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Euro coin depicting the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius vs Roman coin depicting the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius.

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Aurelian walls of Rome, Italy.

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Catholic cathedrals in Europe.

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Brunelleschi's dome in Florence vs Michelangelo's dome in Rome

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Italy has dedicated a postage stamp to Queen Elizabeth II.

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Incredible Roman fresco depicting Leda and the Swan just found in Pompeii.

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On this day, 80 years ago (23 September 1943), in Nazi-occupied Italy, the carabiniere Salvo D'Acquisto falsely accused himself of killing two German paratroopers in order to save the life of 22 Italian civilians rounded up for retaliation by the SS, and obtained to be executed in their place.

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In 1492, on this day, the Italian explorer Cristopher Columbus, in charge of a Spanish expedition, landed in the Americas. The event is commemorated in Spain (Fiesta Nacional de Espana), Italy (Giornata Nazionale di Colombo), the United States (Columbus Day), and Latin America (various names).

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Most common street names in Italy.

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Carthaginian (green), Etruscan (blue), and Greek (yellow) maritime spheres of influence in the Western Mediterranean (c.509 BC).

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Popes by country.

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On this day, 16 January, in 27 BC, Octavian Caesar took the title of Augustus and became the first Emperor of Rome.

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Triumph in the name of Jesus Christ, Giovanni Battista Gaulli, completed in 1679 (Chiesa del Gesu, Rome, Italy)

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Roman legions under Caesar Augustus

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Suddivisione della spesa pubblica Italiana.

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On this day, 2772 years ago, Rome was founded.

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Laocoon and His Sons, 1st century Roman marble copy of an original Greek hellenistic bronze, found in 1506 during the pontificate of Pope Julius II.

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Percentuali di italiani favorevoli ad aiutare l'Ucraina (sondaggio ISPI realizzato da IPSOS)

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Roman Emperors

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August 1939: Italian foreign minister Ciano informed by Hitler of the imminent invasion of Poland; Mussolini unsure on what to do (from Ciano's diary).

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In 44 BC, a Great Comet was visible from earth according to Roman and Chinese sources. It appeared during the funeral games in honor of Julius Caesar and it was interpreted as a sign of his deification. Here is a coin minted by Augustus representing the God Caesar as a star.

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Cool artwork depicting Italian cities

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Europe before and after World War 1.

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Padua, Italy

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Happy birthday Rome! The capital of Italy celebrates 2777 years today.

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Roman altar of the 12 major gods (Di Consentes): Venus, Jupiter, Minerva, Apollo, Juno, Neptune, Vulcan, Mercury, Vesta, Diana, Ceres, Mars [Borghese collection, Louvre Museum of Paris].

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Hello from Italy: this palace of Rome hosted Skanderbeg in 1446 when he came to visit Pope Paul II.

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Alcuni storici stemmi italiani

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Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, Italy. Mausoleum of emperors: Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Aurelius, Commodus, Severus, Caracalla. Medieval castle of the Teofilatti, Crescenzi, Pierleoni, and Orsini families. Fortified residence of the Renaissance popes: Nicholas V, Alexander VI, Leo X, Clement VII, Paul III.

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Chinese emperor Qianlgong in ceremonial armour on horseback (1758), painting by Italian jesuit Giuseppe Castiglione, who worked at the Qing court and fused the art styles of the West and the Far East.

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European urban population in 1530.

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Italian history in 16 images.

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Ricostruzione del vessillo donato al condottiero Alberico da Barbiano da papa Urbano VI dopo la vittoria sui francesi dell'antipapa Clemente VII nella battaglia della valle dei morti a Marino (1379), recante le iniziali del motto Liberata Italia ab exteris (Italia liberata dagli stranieri).

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Popes by country

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Route of Marco Polo in the 13th century.

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Exactly 100 years ago, on this day, Austria-Hungary agreed to an armistice following the Italian victory at the Battle of Vittorio Veneto, ending the Alpine Front of WW1.

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Exactly 100 years ago, on this day, Austria-Hungary agreed to an armistice following the Italian victory at the Battle of Vittorio Veneto, ending the Alpine Front of WW1.

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Territories which were under control of a European colonial empire at some point in history.

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Italian pacifist poster in 1914.

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Sergio Mattarella (current Italian President) holding the body of his brother Piersanti shot by the Mafia in 1980.

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Popes by country.

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Mafia's most wanted kingpin Matteo Messina Denaro has been arrested after 30 years of hiding. On the left, his identikit made in 2014. On the right, his mugshot taken today.

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Historical figures after which Italian airports are named (selected cities).

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Vicenza, Italy

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Il G-20 del 2021 sara il primo a presidenza Italiana, e Roma e stata appena designata sede del vertice finale. Ecco il logo.

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On this day in 1821 His Imperial and Royal Majesty Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, First Consul of the French Republic, President of the Italian Republic, Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation, and Co-Prince of Andorra, died.

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Roman sestertius depicting Marcus Aurelius in the act of lifting up the personification of Italy. Coined in 172/173 AD after the Emperor pushed back some Germanic tribes who invaded Italy. Inscription reads :Restitutor Italiae - the Restorer of Italy.

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Family tomb in Genoa.

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Jurisdictions in the Roman Principate.

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Colosseum.

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Veiled Christ, Giuseppe Sammartino, Marble, 1753

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Do you know that there is a via dei portoghesi (street of the Portuguese) in Rome? This inscription says this house is property of the church of St. Anthony of the Portuguese, a building in the area and the national church of the Portuguese in Rome.

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The face of Julius Caesar reconstructed.

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Portrait of Roman emperor Septimius Severus, his wife Julia Domna and sons Caracalla and Geta.

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A medieval version of map probably used during the Roman Empire.

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Italia und Germania by Johann Friedrich Overbeck, painted in 1811. 60 years after this painting, the unifications of Italy and Germany were completed.

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The Lycurgus Cup, an ancient Roman dichroic glass object. It appears Red when lit from behind and Green when lit from in front.

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Evolution of Italy in Antiquity.

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On 29 July, 1900 (this day, 120 years ago) Italy's king Umberto I was shot dead by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci.

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Map of Roman names.

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World map by Martin Behaim (1492)

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The underground Mamertine prison, where Rome imprisoned foreign kings and major rebels. Prisoners were plunged through a round hole in the ground by means of a rope.

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In 1805, Simon Bolivar swore at Monte Sacro in Rome to liberate America. Monte Sacro was also the place where the ancient roman Agrippa gave a famous speech. In 1960, the piazza Agrippa was renamed to piazza Simon Bolivar with this statue of him at its centre.

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Coat of Arms of EU countries' capitals

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Bilingual document signed by Pope Eugene IV and Byzantine Emperor John VIII at the council of Florence in 1439, proclaiming the re-unification of Catholics and Orthodox once the Ottoman threat ended.

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Arch of Titus in Rome, constructed to commemorate the capture of Jerusalem of 70 AD.

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Italian weekly newspaper depicting the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife.

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On this day, in 1870, the forces of the Kingdom of Italy breached Porta Pia and entered Rome. The Italian unification was completed and the Pope lost its temporal power, declaring himself Prisoner in the vatican.

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The three greatest Italian artists of the High Renaissance: Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael.

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Full virtual reconstruction of Imperial Rome [2105x1421] (x-post /r/papertowns)

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Farnese Hercules, Naples (216 AD).

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Map of the Punic Wars.

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Popes by country

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World Cup Winners [OC]

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The world in 200 AD [Red:Roman Empire| light Blue:Parthian Empire| Yellow: Kushan Empire| Violet: Han China]

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European countries that have controlled territories outside of Europe.

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Italian Euro Coins.

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Euro-Mediterrenean region at the start of the Second Punic War.

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Pyramid of Cestius and Porta San Paolo, Rome

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Campaigns of Julius Caesar visualized.

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Historical GDP of European regions estimated by Angus Maddison.

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30 years ago, on this day, Enzo Ferrari died.

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First 12 articles (Fundamental Principles) of the Italian Constitution.

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A macabre sketch by Leonardo da Vinci showing the hanged body of Bernardo Bandini dei Baroncelli, instigator of a plot to diplace the Medici family as rulers of Renaissance Florence. More than 80 conspirators were hunted down and executed.

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Brutus, first consul, returned to his house after having condemned his two sons who had allied themselves with the Tarquins and conspired against Roman liberty; the lictors return their bodies so that they may be entombed by Jacques-Louis David, 1789

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Guess the historical figure: who is he?

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Rome, early 20th century.

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Second Punic War (218 BC - 202 BC) visualized.

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Pacific-centred world map.

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Salvini to be on the cover of TIME the 24 of September.

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Here's how Pliny the Elder described Italy in the last book of his Naturalis Historia, an ancient Roman encyclopedia.

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The campaigns of Julius Caesar visualized.

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