Capital_of_ItalyWordNet Explorer

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

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

of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome)

a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census

an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome)

(antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games

(antiquity) a temple to all the gods

(ancient Rome) a toga worn by a youth as a symbol of manhood and citizenship