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Rome of the Popes

Rome of the Popes

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Rome of the Popes is mainly located in the area between the seven hills on which Rome was originally built and the river. This is due to the destruction of the aqueducts by the Barbarians in the VIth cenntury, which forced the inhabitants to move closer to the river, although this area was unhealthy and subject to flooding. That's why the Rome of the Popes is also called the Second Rome.

If you have time explore this map and compare it with a current map to find out how many changes have occurred in these last 150 years to accomodate the Third Rome (*), the capital of Italy.

 
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