WebThe Latin word Rubico comes from the adjective rubeus, meaning "red".The river was so named because its waters are colored red by iron deposits in the riverbed. During the Roman Republic, the Rubicon marked the boundary between the Roman province of Cisalpine Gaul and Italy proper, controlled directly by Rome and its socii (allies), to the …

WebLe stade olympique de Rome (en italien : stadio olimpico di Roma [2]) est un stade construit en 1953 au cœur du Foro Italico au Nord de Rome.Il a notamment accueilli les Jeux olympiques d'été de 1960 et fut le théâtre des finales des Championnats d'Europe de football de 1968 et 1980 remportés par l'Italie et l'Allemagne de l'Ouest respectivement, …

WebErotic art in Pompeii and Herculaneum has been both exhibited as art and censored as pornography. The Roman cities around the bay of Naples were destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, thereby preserving their buildings and artefacts until extensive archaeological excavations began in the 18th century. These digs revealed the cities to …