History Mainarticle:HistoryofRome FromfoundingtoEmpire CapitolineWolfsucklestheinfanttwinsRomulusandRemus Rome'searlyhistoryisshroudedinlegend.AccordingtoRomantradition,thecitywasfoundedbythetwinsRomulusandRemusonApril21,753BC.[11]ArchaeologicalevidencesupportstheviewthatRomegrewfrompastoralsettlementsonthePalatineHillbuiltintheareaofthefutureRomanForum.WhilesomearchaeologistsarguethatRomewasindeedfoundedinthemiddleofthe8thcenturyBC,thedateissubjecttocontroversy.[12]TheoriginalsettlementdevelopedintothecapitaloftheRomanKingdom(ruledbyasuccessionofsevenkings,accordingtotradition),andthentheRomanRepublic(from510BC,governedbytheSenate),andfinallytheRomanEmpire(from27BC,ruledbyanEmperor).Thissuccessdependedonmilitaryconquest,commercialpredominance,aswellasselectiveassimilationofneighbouringcivilisations,mostnotablytheEtruscansandGreeks.FromitsfoundationRome,althoughlosingoccasionalbattles,hadbeenundefeatedinwaruntil386BC,whenitwasbrieflyoccupiedbytheGauls.[13]Accordingtothelegend,theGaulsofferedtodeliverRomebacktoitspeopleforathousandpoundsofgold,buttheRomansrefused,preferringtotakebacktheircitybyforceofarmsratherthaneveradmittingdefeat,afterwhichtheRomansrecoveredthecityinthesameyear. RomandominanceexpandedovermostofEuropeandtheshoresoftheMediterraneanSea,whileitspopulationsurpassedonemillioninhabitants.Foralmostathousandyears,Romewasthemostpoliticallyimportant,richestandlargestcityintheWesternworld,andremainedsoaftertheEmpirestartedtodeclineandwassplit,evenasitlostitscapitalstatustoMilanandthentoRavenna,andwassurpassedinprestigebytheEasterncapitalConstantinople. FalloftheEmpireandMiddleAges Fifteenth-centuryminiaturedepictingtheSackofRomeof410. WiththereignofConstantineI,theBishopofRomegainedpoliticalaswellasreligiousimportance,eventuallybecomingknownasthePopeandestablishingRomeasthecentreoftheCatholicChurch.AftertheSackofRomein410ADbyAlaricIandthefalloftheWesternRomanEmpirein476AD,RomealternatedbetweenByzantinecontrolandplunderingbyGermanicbarbarians.Itspopulationdeclinedtoamere20,000duringtheEarlyMiddleAges,reducingthesprawlingcitytogroupsofinhabitedbuildingsinterspersedamonglargeareasofruinsandvegetation.RomeremainednominallypartoftheByzantineEmpireuntil751ADwhentheLombardsfinallyabolishedtheExarchateofRavenna.In756,PepintheShortgavethePopetemporaljurisdictionoverRomeandsurroundingareas,thuscreatingthePapalStates.In846,MuslimArabsinvadedRomeandlootedSt.Peter'sBasilica.[14] RomeremainedthecapitalofthePapalStatesuntilitsannexationbytheKingdomofItalyin1870;thecitybecameamajorpilgrimagesiteduringtheMiddleAgesandthefocusofstrugglesbetweenthePapacyandtheHolyRomanEmpirestartingwithCharlemagne,whowascrowneditsfirstemperorinRomein800byPopeLeoIII.ApartfrombriefperiodsasanindependentcityduringtheMiddleAges,RomekeptitsstatusasPapalcapitaland"holycity"forcenturies,evenwhenthePapacybrieflyrelocatedtoAvignon(1309–1377). RenaissanceRome Thelatterhalfofthe15thcenturysawtheseatoftheItalianRenaissancemovetoRomefromFlorence.ThePapacywantedtoequalandsurpassthegrandeurofotherItaliancitiesandtothisendcreatedevermoreextravagantchurches,bridgesandpublicspaces,includinganewSaintPeter'sBasilica,theSistineChapel,PonteSisto(thefirstbridgetobebuiltacrosstheTibersinceantiquity),andPiazzaNavona.ThePopeswerealsopatronsoftheartsengagingsuchartistsasMichelangelo,Perugino,Raphael,Ghirlandaio,LucaSignorelli,BotticelliandCosimoRosselli. TheperiodwasalsoinfamousforpapalcorruptionwithmanyPopesfatheringchildren,andengaginginnepotismandsimony.ThecorruptionofthePopesandtheextravaganceoftheirbuildingprojectsled,inpart,totheReformationand,inturn,theCounter-reformation. TowardsthereunificationofItaly GaribaldidefendstheRomanRepublicin1849. Italybecamecaughtupinthenationalisticturmoilofthe19thcenturyandtwicegainedandlostashort-livedindependence.RomebecamethefocusofhopesofItalianreunificationwhentherestofItalywasreunitedundertheKingdomofItalywithatemporarycapitalatFlorence.In1861RomewasdeclaredthecapitalofItalyeventhoughitwasstillunderthecontrolofthePope.Duringthe1860sthelastvestigesofthePapalstateswereunderFrenchprotection.Anditwasonlywhenthiswasliftedin1870,owingtotheoutbreakoftheFranco-PrussianWar,thatItaliantroopswereabletocaptureRome. 20thcentury AfteravictoriousWorldWarI,RomewitnessedtherisetopowerofItalianfascismguidedbyBenitoMussolini,whomarchedonthecityin1922,eventuallydeclaringanewEmpireandallyingItalywithNaziGermany.Thiswasaperiodofrapidgrowthinpopulation,from212,000peopleatthetimeofunificationtomorethan1,000,000,butthistrendwashaltedbyWorldWarII,duringwhichRomewasdamagedbybothAlliedforcesbombingandNazioccupation.AftertheexecutionofMussoliniandtheendofthewar,a1946referendumabolishedthemonarchyinfavouroftheItalianRepublic. Romegrewmomentouslyafterthewar,asoneofthedrivingforcesbehindthe"Italianeconomicmiracle"ofpost-warreconstructionandmodernisation.Itbecameafashionablecityinthe1950sandearly1960s,theyearsofladolcevita("thesweetlife"),andanewrisingtrendinpopulationcontinuedtillthemid-1980s,whenthecommunehadmorethan2,800,000residents;afterthat,populationstartedtoslowlydeclineasmoreresidentsmovedtonearbysuburbs. 应该符合要求