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is the English form of the name of the capital city of Italy, and formerly capital of the Roman Empire and seat of the papacy, where it consistently has been called ''Roma''. Rome may also refer to:

Ancient history

Ancient Rome In modern historiography, ancient Rome refers to Roman people, Roman civilisation from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom ...

, a civilization of classical antiquity, comprising: ** The

Roman Kingdom The Roman Kingdom (also referred to as the Roman monarchy, or the regal period of ancient Rome) was the earliest period of Roman history when the city and its territory were ruled by kings. According to oral accounts, the Roman Kingdom began wi ...

(753–509 BC), the regal period following the founding of Rome ** The

Roman Republic The Roman Republic ( la, Res publica Romana ) was a form of government of Rome and the era of the classical Roman civilization when it was run through public representation of the Roman people. Beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Ki ...

(509–27 BC), the era of expansion under republican government ** The

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Roman Republic, Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings aro ...

(27 BC–AD 395), the era of autocratic rule by emperors ** The

Western Roman Empire The Western Roman Empire comprised the western provinces of the Roman Empire at any time during which they were administered by a separate independent Imperial court; in particular, this term is used in historiography to describe the period ...

(AD 395–476), the western division of the late Empire until its fall

Arts, entertainment, and media

Games

* '' Europa Universalis: Rome'', a 2008 computer strategy game * '' Rome: Pathway to Power'', a 1992 computer adventure game * '' Rome: Total War'', a 2004 computer strategy game * '' Total War: Rome II'', a 2013 sequel to the computer strategy game ''Rome: Total War''

Music

Rome (band) Rome is a Luxembourgish neofolk band founded in November 2005 as a main output for the songs of Jérôme Reuter (born August 2nd, 1981) of Luxembourg. Though Reuter is the main creative force in the band, he performs live with a range of musicians ...

, Luxembourgian neofolk band *

Rome (R&B singer) Jerome Woods (born March 5, 1970, in Benton Harbor, Michigan), better known by his stage name Rome, is an American R&B singer. Woods sang in a cover band called Fire & Ice while a high schooler, and toured regionally both as a solo artist and ...

(Jerome Woods, born 1970), American contemporary R&B singer * Rome Ramirez (born 1988), known as Rome, lead singer of Sublime with Rome * ''Rome'' (Armand Hammer album) * ''Rome'' (Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi album), 2011 album by Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi * ''Rome'' (Rome album), Rome Wood's eponymous debut album * ''Rome'' (Josh Pyke album), 2020

Television

* ''Rome'' (TV series), 2005 historical drama television series

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* Rome, Wisconsin, a fictional town in the TV show '' Picket Fences'' * Rome Film Festival, an annual film festival

People

* Rome (surname)

Places

United States

* Rome, Alabama *

Rome, Georgia Rome is the largest city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, it is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia, metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all ...

* Rome, Illinois *

Rome City, Indiana Rome City is a town in Orange Township, Noble County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 1,361 at the 2010 census. History Rome City was laid out in 1839. A post office has been in operation at the town since 1868. Geography ...

* Rome, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Rome, Iowa * Rome, Ellis County, Kansas * Rome, Sumner County, Kansas * Rome, Kentucky * Rome, Maine *

Rome, Mississippi Rome is an unincorporated community located in Sunflower County, Mississippi. Rome is approximately north of Parchman and south of Tutwiler along U.S. Route 49W. Government and infrastructure The United States Postal Service operates the Ro ...

* Rome, Missouri *

Rome, New York Rome is a city in Oneida County, New York, United States, located in the central part of the state. The population was 32,127 at the 2020 census. Rome is one of two principal cities in the Utica–Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area, which l ...

Rome, Ohio Rome, also known as Stout, is a village in Green Township, Adams County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 83 at the 2020 census. History Rome was laid out in 1835 by William Stout. The village was named after ...

, a village * Rome, Delaware County, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Rome, Morrow County, Ohio, a ghost town * Rome, Richland County, Ohio, an unincorporated community *

Rome, Oregon Rome, also called Rome Station after its sole business, is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Ontario, OR– ID Micropolitan Statistical Area. In the sparsely populated high desert of so ...

* Rome, Pennsylvania, a borough surrounded by Rome Township, Pennsylvania * Rome, Tennessee * Rome, Adams County, Wisconsin, a town ** Rome (community), Adams County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *

Rome, Jefferson County, Wisconsin Rome is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Sullivan in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Bark River. The population was 752 at the 2020 census. Geography Rome is located at (42.980687, -88.631634). According to t ...

, a census-designated place

Elsewhere

* Rome (Paris Métro), a station on Paris Métro Line 2, France * Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy

Religion

Diocese of Rome The Diocese of Rome ( la, Dioecesis Urbis seu Romana; it, Diocesi di Roma) is the ecclesiastical district under the direct jurisdiction of the Pope, who is Bishop of Rome and hence the supreme pontiff and head of the worldwide Catholic Church ...

, the papal archbishopric in central Italy * Rome as ''pars pro toto'' for the

Holy See The Holy See ( lat, Sancta Sedes, ; it, Santa Sede ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in his role as the bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of R ...

and/or the whole (Roman) Catholic Church

Other

* Romé, a wine of Spain * Return on modeling effort (ROME), the benefit in improving a model *

Rome apple The Rome apple (also known as Red Rome, Rome Beauty, Gillett's Seedling) is a cooking apple originating near Rome Township, Ohio, in the early 19th century. This apple remains popular for its glossy red color and for its utility in cooking. Ch ...

, an apple variety also known as Rome Beauty or Red Rome * Rome process, an international effort to define and categorize the functional gastrointestinal disorders * Epyc Rome, the second generation of AMD's Epyc line of server processors, codenamed Rome