According to legend, long before the Romans founded Rome, there was a Greek city called Pallantium in the same area.

Augustus in power At that point, Augustus had just become undisputed ruler of Rome. Virgil was delighted. Like many other Romans, he hoped that Augustus would rescue Rome from the chaos and ruin ...

The idea of Rome as the Eternal City started in ancient Roman literature. Poets like Virgil and Ovid wrote about Rome’s eternal future. Rome’s role as the center of a vast empire made it the ...

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” “All roads lead to Rome.” “Rome was not built in a day.” Caesar Augustus boasted, “I found Rome a city of brick and ...