traveltelly on Nostr: 5 fun facts about Rome📍🗺️🇮🇹: 1. Rome has a country inside it: Vatican ...

5 fun facts about Rome📍🗺️🇮🇹:

1. Rome has a country inside it: Vatican City, the smallest independent country in the world, is entirely surrounded by Rome.

2. The Colosseum had sea battles: In its early days, the Colosseum could be flooded to stage mock naval battles called naumachiae.

3. Ancient Romans were great engineers: They built over 50,000 miles of roads—hence the saying “All roads lead to Rome.”

4. Rome is older than Italy: Rome was founded in 753 BC, while Italy only became a unified country in 1861.

5. Cats rule the ruins: In modern Rome, stray cats are protected and are allowed to roam freely among ancient ruins—even the Colosseum!

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