Cities

Senatus Populusque Romanus

In ancient Rome, only citizens were allowed to wear the toga. Foreigners, slaves, and people exiled from Rome were not allowed to wear it.

During the times of Emperor Hadrian, the city was connected to Rome by the Via Cassia road.

It has its own dialect.

The most famous festival in northern Germany - Hamburg Dom - takes place in the city three times a year.

A landmark event in the life of Helsinki was the 1952 Olympic Games.

In the 1930s and 1940s, Los Angeles County was a national leader in agriculture.

In 1982, the historic center of Florence (Centro Storico di Firenze) was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The first railroad connecting Chicago with the city of Freeport opened in 1853.

The figure of Saint John the Evangelist is also associated with Ephesus, who, according to tradition, spent the last three years of his life there and wrote his Gospel there.