Rome

Examples

• All

• Yet their fight with Rome was far from over.

  Invicta

• One year later, the Treaty of Rome launched the Common Market.

  Academic text (2012)

• Now he was back in Rome for five months.

  Stanford

• Now actually insurance goes back to ancient Rome in some form.

• To build this fleet, Rome had to seek outside help.

• Find out more about life in Ancient Rome with this playlist.

• Significantly, only with the rise of Augustus did Rome become known as the Eternal City.

  Academic text (1990)

• There were three great citadels of Western civilization: Rome, Athens, and Jerusalem.

  Academic text (2011)

• So I spent time in Rome, Bologna, Sardinia, Milan.

• Right now, he and his wife are in Rome for a Vatican conference.

Synonyms

R

Roma

vsRome

5 2.8

The Italian name for the city of Rome, the capital of Italy

is the English name used in general writing rather than the Italian form

E

Eternal City

vsRome

• Literature

2 5.1

A poetic name for Rome that shows its long history

is the neutral official name stressing location and political status rather than poetic praise

Idioms

W

when in Rome

• Informal

8 6.8

Act like local people when you visit a place

R

Rome wasn't built in a day

3 5.7

Important things take time to finish

A

all roads lead to Rome

1 6.3

You can reach the same result in many different ways

Compounds

B

Bishop of Rome

3 6.0

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church

E

Emperor of Rome

3 6.9

A person who ruled the Roman Empire from Augustus to the end of the Western Empire

C

Church of Rome

1 4.7

The Christian church in Rome led by the Pope

P

Prix de Rome

1 9.9

An annual prize from the French government that lets artists, architects, and musicians study in Rome

S

Seven Hills of Rome

1 7.5

Seven hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built

R

Rome Beauty

• Specialized

1 6.3

A large round red apple with a firm inside that is good for baking

Surface Forms

Etymology