10/16/2026
The Concept of the "Roman World": At its peak, the Roman Empire dominated the Mediterranean basin and Western Europe, leading Romans and later writers to refer to their sphere of control as Orbis Romanus (the Roman world), treating their empire as the center of civilization.
KIRK LOCKHART about History
The Capitoline Museums (Musei Capitolini) are the oldest public museum complex in Rome—and the entire world. Located atop the historic Capitoline Hill in Piazza del Campidoglio, the museum traces its origins back to 1471 when Pope Sixtus IV donated a collection of foundational ancient bronze statues to the citizens of Rome.
When people ask how Rome got so rich, the usual answer is "conquest...