rome
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Capital and largest city of Italy;
On the Tiber;
Seat of the Roman Catholic Church;
Formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire (synset 108824749)domain member region:- lustrum - a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census
- catacomb - an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome)
- circus - (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
- pantheon - (antiquity) a temple to all the gods
- toga virilis - (ancient Rome) a toga worn by a youth as a symbol of manhood and citizenship
- bacchus - (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
- augur, auspex - (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
- centurion - (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers
- gladiator - (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat
- pontifex - a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome
- procurator - (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes
- sibyl - (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet
- tribune - (ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests
- roman, romanic - of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome)
is an instance of: national capital - the capital city of a nationmember holonym: roman - a resident of modern Romehas:- amphitheatrum flavium, colosseum - a large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80
- sistine chapel - the private chapel of the popes in Rome; it was built by and named after Sixtus IV in 1473
- seven hills of rome - the hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built
- lateran - the site in Rome containing the church of Rome and the Lateran Palace
- holy see, state of the vatican city, the holy see - the smallest sovereign state in the world; the see of the Pope (as the Bishop of Rome); home of the Pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church; achieved independence from Italy in 1929
is a part of: italia, italian republic, italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD -
The leadership of the Roman Catholic Church (synset 108102450)
is a type of: leaders, leadership - the body of people who lead a groupis a part of: church of rome, roman catholic, roman catholic church, roman church, western church - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
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