Welcome to Civitavecchia, Italy
Civitavecchia is located in Latium, west central Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The harbor, favored by Trajan (early 2nd century AD), is still the chief port of Rome. It also handles traffic for the Terni industrial area and is the main maritime link with Sardinia. Industries produce metals, machinery, chemicals, and cement. Bernini built the Arsenal in Civitavecchia, and Michelangelo directed the final stages of the construction of the powerful citadel (begun 1508, nearly destroyed in World War II). Civitavecchia is only 37 miles (60 kilometers) northwest of Rome, the capital and largest city in Italy. Traditionally founded by Romulus in 753 BC, it was ruled first by Etruscans, who were overthrown 500 BC. The Roman Republic gradually extended its territory and expanded its influence, giving way to the Roman Empire during the reign of Augustus (27 BC to 14 AD). As capital of the empire, Rome was considered the center of the known world, but the city declined when Constantine transferred his capital to Byzantium in 323. Alaric I conquered the city in 410, leading to a lengthy period of devastation by barbarian tribes. In the Middle Ages the city revived as the spiritual and temporal power of the papacy increased. During the 1800s Rome was held at various times by the French until it became the capital of Italy in 1871.
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