Tourism in ancient Rome was limited to the Roman upper class due to its expense and long travel times. Travel was made difficult due to shipwrecks, storms...

to learn about ancient Roman culture, art, philosophy and architecture. Towards the 1840s, the first sort of mass-tourism began, and Rome became an extremely...

In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of...

means strength. Rome has also been called in ancient times simply "Urbs" (central city), from urbs roma, or identified with its ancient Roman initialism...

as a figure of tyranny. Ancient Rome portal History portal Europe portal Outline of ancient Rome List of political systems in France List of Roman dynasties...

surrounded the ancient walls like a moat. Apart from Rome, Milan, Naples, Venice, and Florence are the top destinations for tourism in Italy. Other major...

1946–present The history of Rome includes the history of the city of Rome as well as the civilisation of ancient Rome. Roman history has been influential...

Pantheon Pantheon Rome, Virtual Panorama and photo gallery Pantheon, article in Platner's Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome Pantheon Rome vs Pantheon...

Roman Kingdom, also known as the Roman monarchy and the regal period of ancient Rome, was the earliest period of Roman history when the city and its territory...

Rome is regarded as one of the world's most beautiful ancient cities, and contains vast amounts of priceless works of art, palaces, museums, parks, churches...

and Crete, as well as the peninsula of Chalkidice. Tourism in Greece traces its roots to ancient times. Cultural exchange took place between the Greek...

which it waged three wars. Rome defeated Carthage at the Battle of Zama in 202 BC, becoming the dominant power of the ancient Mediterranean world. It then...

Tourism in Libya is an industry heavily hit by the Libyan Civil War. Before the war tourism was developing, with 149,000 tourists visiting Libya in 2004...

economic growth, in particular in Rome. Today, Lazio is a large center of services and international trade, industry, public services, and tourism, supported...

Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel. UN Tourism defines tourism more generally, in terms...

archaeological tourism, heritage tourism, adventure tourism, and ecotourism. For practical reasons, this article also covers tourism in the West Bank and...

soil-building active freeze-thaw cycle, in part accounting for the region once having served as a key breadbasket of ancient Rome. Typical landscape of the Val...

an interest in the civilizations of the ancient world and travel. Additionally, in the 19th century, there was an increase in tourism and in grand tours...

Ancient Egypt (Egyptian: km.t) was a cradle of civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in Northeast Africa. It emerged from...

perseus.tufts.edu. "ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONUMENTS FROM ANCIENT ODESSOS HOLD GREAT POTENTIAL FOR CULTURAL TOURISM IN BULGARIA'S VARNA, MUSEUM DIRECTOR SAYS". Archived...

Cultural tourism is a type of tourism in which the visitor's essential motivation is to learn, discover, experience and consume the cultural attractions...

Rome is the largest city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, it is...

protection. The ancient sculptured temples, modern cities, hill ranges, forests and beaches are some tourism centers. Broadly, tourism in Karnataka is divided...

of ancient peoples living in Italy summarises the many different Italian populations that existed in antiquity. Among them, the Romans succeeded in Romanizing...

Sex tourism is the practice of traveling to foreign countries, often on a different continent, with the intention of engaging in sexual activity or relationships...

Tourism in Tunisia is a major industry, attracting around 9.4 million arrivals annually from the year 2016 to 2020, making it one of the most visited countries...

in Pompeii and Herculaneum left the archaeologists with a dilemma stemming from the clash of cultures between the mores of sexuality in ancient Rome and...

San Saba is an ancient basilica church in Rome, Italy. It lies on the so-called Piccolo Aventino, which is an area close to the ancient Aurelian Walls...

(/ɪˈtrʌskən/ ih-TRUS-kən) was an ancient civilization created by the Etruscans, a people who inhabited Etruria in ancient Italy, with a common language and...

Museums, known for its exhibitions of works related to the history of ancient Rome and the Capitoline Hill, which was the political and religious center...