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380  ROME AND LAZIO

Introducing Rome and Lazio

The first settlements in the region can be traced back to
the early Etruscan civilization in northern Lazio. Rome grew
to rule a vast empire and, as the empire began to divide, the
region became the centre of the Christian world. Artists and
architects flocked to work for the popes and their families,
notably in the Renaissance and Baroque periods, when
some magnificent architectural works were created.
The legacy of this uninterrupted history can be seen all
over the city and the surrounding area.
St Peter’s, with its majestic dome
Piazza Navona, flanked by Michelangelo, is a magnificent
by cafés, contains three and sumptuous 16th-century
Baroque fountains, basilica (see pp422–3).
including the colossal
Fontana dei Quattro
Fiumi, one of Bernini’s
finest works (see p403).

NORTHEAST ROME
(See pp410–17)

AROUND
PIAZZA
Santa Maria in NAVONA
Trastevere, probably (See pp400–9)
the first Christian church
in Rome, holds some
remarkable mo saics THE VATICAN AND THE ANCIENT
such as this detail from TRASTEVERE CENTRE
Cavallini’s Life of the (See pp418–33) (See pp386–99)
Virgin which dates from
1291 (see pp432–3).

Lazio
(See pp464–75)

AVENTINE AND
LATERAN
(See pp434–41)
Viterbo Rieti
Magliano
Tarquinia
Sabina
Civitavecchia
Tivoli
ROME Cerveteri is one of the
(See main map) many necropolises left by
Anagni the Etruscan civilization in
Velletri
northern Lazio. The larger
Sermoneta tumulus tombs often
Anzio contained frescoes and
utensils useful for the
Terracina
Sperlonga afterlife (see p470).
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The famous Trevi Fountain, designed by Nicola Salvi

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