You will learn about: The founding of Rome The legend of Romulus, Remus and the Capitoline Wolf The empire is born Julius Caesar Conquest, political drama and murder Rome as the capital of the world The Crisis of the Third Century Constantine and Christianization The sacking of Rome Rise of the Papacy Fall of the Western Roman Empire The Byzantines, the Franks, and the Lombards The Carolingian Empire The Roman Commune The Renaissance Michelangelo, Perugino, Raphael, Ghirlandaio, Luca Signorelli, Botticelli, and Cosimo Rosselli The Borgias and the Medici Napoleonic rule The Italian unification and the declaration of Rome as the capital WWI and the rise of fascism under Mussolini WWII and the occupation of Rome by the Allies The "Italian economic miracle" of the post-war You will see: Piazza del Popolo Pincio Terrace Viewpoint Piazza di Spagna and Bernini's Barcaccia Fountain Trevi Fountain Adrian’s temple Pantheon Piazza Navona with Bernini’s 4 Rivers Fountain Campo de’ Fiori