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The history of human activity in Indiana, a U.S. state in the Midwest, stems back to the migratory tribes of Native Americans who inhabited Indiana as early as 8000 BC. . Tribes succeeded one another in dominance for several thousand years and reached their peak of development during the period of the Mississippian cu
Rome is an unincorporated community along the Ohio River in southeastern Tobin Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]The community lies across the river from Stephensport, Kentucky and just off Indiana State Road 66 approximately thirteen miles east of Tell City, the county seat of Perry County.
The first Roma to come to the United States arrived in Virginia, Georgia, New Jersey and Louisiana during the 1500s. [30] Romani slaves were first shipped to the Americas with Columbus in 1498. [31] Spain sent Romani slaves to their Louisiana colony between 1762 and 1800. [32]
Rome City is located along Indiana State Road 9 adjacent to Sylvan Lake. [ 6 ] According to the 2010 census, Rome City has a total area of 2.151 square miles (5.57 km 2 ), of which 1.16 square miles (3.00 km 2 ) (or 53.93%) is land and 0.991 square miles (2.57 km 2 ) (or 46.07%) is water.
Portugal began deportations of Roma to its colonies in 1538. [243] A 1596 English statute gave Roma special privileges that other wanderers lacked. France passed a similar law in 1683. Catherine the Great of Russia declared the Roma "crown slaves" (a status superior to serfs), but also kept them out of certain parts of the capital. [244]
Under the Roman Republic, which had no standing army, their own citizens were planted in conquered towns as a kind of garrison.There were two types: [1] [2] Roman colonies, coloniae civium Romanorum or coloniae maritimae, as they were often built near the sea, e.g. Ostia (350 BC) and Rimini (268 BC).
The NHLs in Indiana comprise approximately 2% of the 1,656 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana as of December 2009. The landmarks are among the most important nationally recognized historic sites in the state; the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park is one other site that has high ...
The absence of a written history has meant that the origin and early history of the Romani people was long an enigma. Indian origin was suggested on linguistic grounds as early as the late 18th century. [9] In the Roma language, "rom" means husband/man, while "romňi" means wife/woman, and thus "roma" means "husbands/people".