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The Görres Society Institute maintains at Rome no library of its own, but aids efficiently in the growth of the fine library at the Campo Santo Teutonico, near the Vatican. The Leo Society supports at Rome a trained investigator, who devotes his time to publications from the papal treasury (Camera), records of the later Middle Ages.
The historic district of Rome was declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1980. [1] It covers 19,91 km² and is included in 22 rioni with 186.802 inhabitants. [2] There are 25.000 important archaeological sites and locations. [3]
Rome Historical Society (RHS) Board President Jacob Flemming shed further light on the project. “We do not take a stance for or against the nature of any private land development projects ...
Rome is often referred to as the City of Seven Hills due to its geographic location, and also as the "Eternal City". Rome is generally considered to be the cradle of Western civilization and Western Christian culture, and the centre of the Catholic Church. [7] [8] [9] Rome's history spans 28 centuries.
The German Historical Institute in Rome, short DHI Rome, is the oldest of the German historical institutes abroad.Its purpose is to conduct research in the history of both Italy and Germany, and investigate particularly the German-Italian relations in a wider international context from medieval times to the present day.
Monographs were among the most common historical works found in Roman writings. Ab urbe condita, literally "From the founding of the city", describes the Roman tradition of beginning histories at the founding of the city of Rome. In Livy's Ab Urbe Condita, much time is spent on the early history of Rome, and on the founding of the city itself ...
The museum from the outside. The museum was designed by the architects Pietro Ascheri, D. Bernardini and Cesare Pascoletti [1] (1939–1941). Its 59 sections [2] illustrate the history of Roman civilization from its origins to the 4th century, with models and reproductions, as well as original material.
The British School at Rome (BSR) was established in 1901 and granted a UK Royal Charter in 1912. Its mission is "to promote knowledge of and deep engagement with all aspects of the art, history and culture of Italy by scholars and fine artists from Britain and the Commonwealth, and to foster international and interdisciplinary exchange."