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phrase taken to mean "Rome capital of the world" and "Roma capitale del mondo" in Italian (literally: "head of the world"). It originates out of a
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Along with "Eternal City" and the "City of Seven Hills", Caput Mundi remains as one of the most commonly used names to refer to the city of Rome.
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Although it is not known for sure when it was first used, Rome was already named in this way by the poet
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and North Africa. For the next five centuries, Rome governed much of the known world (of traditional
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means "Rome capital of the world" and is one of the many nicknames given to the city of
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The phrase is related to the enduring power of the city first as the capital of the
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refers to the "Rome of the Popes", and third Rome refers to the "
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phrase which literally means "Head of the world" whereas
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The Capital of the World (short story)

Rome
imperial capital
Latin
Rome
Republic
Empire
Catholic Church
Ovid
1st century BC



Via dei Fori Imperiali
Via della Conciliazione
Via del Corso
First Rome
Second Rome
Rome of the people
Giuseppe Mazzini
Italy
Latin
classical European
known world
Europe
North Africa
Southwest Asia
Southern Europe
Greco-Roman geography

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