Rome in the 21st centuryĬurrently, Rome’s historic centre still reflects its colourful past. The “Treaty of Rome” would later give birth to the creation of the Eurpean Union. It established the European Economic Community (EEC) and The European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM). On 25 March 1957, the “Treaty of Rome” was signed in this city by six countries. Next, in the 1980s, the population grew reaching 2,800,000 million. In 1946, the monarchy was overthrown and a republic was put in place.ĭuring the 50s and 60s, period known as the Dolce Vita (meaning the great life), Rome became a very fashionable city. Finally, on 4 June, 1944, Rome was taken by the Allies. This was largely due to the Americans not wanting to destroy Rome because in its centre was the neutral Vatican City and Pope Pius XII, who remained in the city throughout the war. (During the Roman Empire, Rome had over 2 million inhabitants).ĭuring World War II Rome was hardly bombared compared to other cities. During the following years many monuments, buildings and streets were restored and Rome became the administrative capital, increasing the population of Rome, from 212.000 inhabitants to over one million. Mussolini and the National Fascist Party, allies of Nazi Germany, marched in Rome in 1922 and came to power in the country, declaring a new Italian Empire. However, the Pope did not accept the unification of the peninsula and took refuge in the Vatican until the 11 February, 1929, when the Lateran Treaty was signed by Mussolini and the Pope Pius XI, creating the Vatican state.
In 1870, Italian troops entered Rome, ending more than one thousand years of Papal control over the city.
Since Rome was under the control of the Papacy, Florence was made temporary capital of Italy. The unification process of Italy started in 1848 and ended with the creation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861. Our Lady of the Conception of the Capuchins
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