The Eternal City

Rome is Italy's capital. Famous landmarks include the Colosseum, the Pantheon and St. Peter's Basilica.

Vatican City is technically a separate country within the city of Rome.

Contrary to popular belief, it was not built in a day.

Rome in Fiction
 * Any work of fiction set in Ancient Rome, natch.
 * Most Hollywood blockbusters that feature a worldwide Monumental Damage Montage will show the Colosseum, despite it being half-ruined already.
 * Jumper
 * Euro Trip
 * Ocean's Twelve
 * Roman Holiday, obviously.
 * Bicycle Thieves
 * Eight and A Half and the musical adaptation Nine
 * La Dolce Vita
 * Parts of Angels and Demons
 * In Munich, one of the targets is killed in Rome.
 * Hudson Hawk
 * Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood takes place almost entirely in Rome during the Borgia reign over Italy.