Rome
/rəʊm/1
1.1
- used allusively to refer to the Roman Catholic Church天主教会, 罗马公教会。
According to tradition the ancient city was founded by Romulus (after whom it is named) in 753 BC on the Palatine Hill; as it grew it spread to the other six hills of Rome (Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Quirinal, and Viminal). Rome was ruled by kings until the expulsion of Tarquinius Superbus in 510 BC led to the establishment of the Roman Republic. By the mid 2nd century BC Rome had subdued the whole of Italy and had come to dominate the western Mediterranean and the Hellenistic world in the east, acquiring the first of the overseas possessions that became the Roman Empire. By the time of the empire's fall the city was overshadowed politically by Constantinople, but emerged as the seat of the papacy and as the spiritual capital of Western Christianity. In the 14th and 15th centuries Rome became a centre of the Renaissance. It remained under papal control, forming part of the Papal States, until 1871, when it was made the capital of a unified Italy.
短语
all roads lead to Rome
- proverb there are many different ways of reaching the same goal or conclusion〈谚〉条条大路通罗马; 殊途同归。
Rome was not built in a day
- proverb a complex task is bound to take a long time and should not be rushed〈谚〉罗马城不是一天建成的; 伟业非一日可成。
when in Rome (do as the Romans do)
- proverb when abroad or in an unfamiliar environment you should adopt the customs or behaviour of those around you〈谚〉入国问禁, 入乡随俗。