Rome’s rise from a small settlement to the center of a vast empire was deeply influenced by geography. The city developed around a strategic crossing of the Tiber River, aided by the presence of Tiber ...

The Tiber Island in Rome hosts the Isola del Cinema open air film festival during summer. (photo via Wikimedia Commons) Over the course of its long existence, Rome has been vastly altered, not only in ...

Test your geography smarts with this quiz: Q: The heart of Rome has seven hills. Can you name some? A: Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal and Viminal.