Rome
Rome (Ρώμη, Rōmē). Capital city of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire. Located in west-central Italy on the east bank of the Tiber River. The largest and most influential city in the known world by the time of Jesus’ birth.
Rome, the Republic
Rome, Republic of Denotes either the Roman constitutional system or the time period (traditionally 509–49/27 bc) during which Rome expanded from a small city to an empire.