For me, the Eternal City is eternally fabulous. No matter how crowded it gets, how dysfunctional its current government is, or how many bad pizzas there are in ratio to good ones, Rome remains. It’s ...

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Performers take part in a parade to celebrate the 2,776th birthday of Rome in Rome, capital of Italy, April 23, 2023. The city of Rome turned 2,776 Friday after its foundation by Romulus on April 21, ...