"Roma Caput Mundi", or 'Rome, capital of the world', is not a legend. Its history as a capital has been recorded in writing, inscriptions, monuments, and secular images of antique Rome.

Here is a schematic reconstruction of the principal events that have marked the history of this civilization:

> click here for the chronological table

> click here for the geographic map through various centuries

Enter into the knowledge of antique Rome through these brief chapters:

> From village to metropolis: a brief history of Rome.

> Rome Caput Mundi: chronological table of historical events and map of the Empire

> Panem and Circenses: entertainment, fundamental element for politics

> Rome and the development of the Christian Catholic religion

> Index of the Emperors

In the other chapters you can find: news bulletins on archeological excavation advancements made in the in the Imperial Forum zone; WebView in direct contact with the Forums; the reconstruction of antique buildings; sayings and characteristics of the Antique Romans. Select the chapter from the four titles in the black column on the right.