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**__Geography__ **
Have you ever wanted to go to Rome but didn't know where it is? Well let's go on a plane and I will show you. Rome is located in the center of Italy. Rome is Italy's capital. Rome's flag color is green,white and red. Rome is one of the worlds oldest cities. Rome is on the Tiber River. Terini, Latina and Laquilla are nearby Rome. Rome is the center of the worlds greatest empires. Rome is 24 kilometres long (15 miles long). __** Landmarks In Rome **__

Have you ever wanted to visit Rome but didn't know where the landmarks were. Then, let's take a journey to see what landmarks there are. One famous landmark is the Roman Colosseum. The Roman Colosseum was made by three Flavian emporers. The Roman Colosseum could hold up to 40,000 to 50,000 people. The Roman Colosseum is where the gladiators fought.

The top five ancient wonders of Rome are:
 * Roman Colosseum
 * Palatine
 * Frescoes in Palazzo
 * Massimo alle Terme
 * Mithraic Teample beneath San Clamante

The last famous landmark is the Pantheon. The Pantheon was origanally built in 27-25__bc__. The Pantheon was re built in 125ad. The Pantheon is a dome shape. It would make a good hemisphere. __** Life in Rome today **__ Have you ever wondered about life in rome today? Rome is a very busy city. Rome's population is over 2.7 million residents. People that live in Rome are called Romans. Romans speak Italian. Futball (soccer) is the most popular sport in Rome. Some famous restaruants that romans like to eat are pizzerias, trattorie, and enoteche. some transportation that romans use are cars, buses, trains, motorcycles, scooters and motorbikes. Rome's mayor of Rome is Gianni Alemanno. One national holiday that romans celabrate is Easter Sunday. Another one is New Years. The last one is the feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. That is what holidays they celabrate. Instead of dollars and coins they use euros. Finally Rome was the 11th most visited city in the world in 2007.