That is correct. But Rome have a particularity: for more than 2000 years is a BIG city, not just a small village. How many, in the top 20 list, can say the same?
Quite a few, actually. Though I believe only Luoyang and maybe Damascus under the Umayyads (not sure) could make the claim that they were ever the largest city in the world, as Rome used to be. Jerusalem, Gaziantep, Faiyum, Athens... all pretty big (historically/comparatively) and important cities much older than Rome.
Djilas: and Rome became pretty much an overgrown wilderness after the fall of the Roman Empire and following several different barbarian sackings, up until the popes rebuilt the city in the Renaissance.
If the meaning was intended to be what ivyhooligan commented above that's interesting and something I hadn't considered until it was brought up here. Though, even given that, there are other cities that have been around longer and until all of them die out they're still closer to being eternal for now since we'll never get to the end of time. :)
Yea I found it weird how you starting building a case why it wasnt the oldest. To me that had nothing to do with it, it didnt even occur to me. Eternal is living on for ever. And not about origins.
That being said I do not know the (official) reasoning behind the nickname. But to me I would have never thought about it having something to do with being the earliest city.
every map from 800 is different but the most accurate says that it is slitted in an half, we also know that because there is a shelter on the top of it made by an italian queen
I used to live in Chelmsford, England, where Marconi established much of his business and was possibly the largest employer for decades. My own maternal grandfather helped them develop early radio packet switching technology. I myself lived in a terraced house built in 1912 to house employees of the Marconi factory on the next street.
Con il trattato di Torino del 1861 tra Italia e Francia si era deciso che il confine passasse per la vetta del Monte Bianco. L'Italia ha ancora a Torino la copia di questo trattato, mentre i francesi l'hanno persa. Quindi in una cartina del 1865 i francesi ne hanno approfittato e hanno disegnato la vetta interamente nel territorio francese.
Per questo l'Italia sostiene che la vetta sia condivisa mentre la Francia sostiene che la vetta sia solamente francese
Mont Blanc? Italy claims that the peak is a point along the Franco-Swiss border, which of course France rejects and nobody else takes seriously. I hope that this answer is not based on that claim.
Mont Blanc? France claims that the peak is not a point along the Franco-Swiss border, which of course Italy rejects and nobody else takes seriously. I hope that this objection is not based on that claim.
I enjoy these quizzes about world nations. I'm American and it's great to learn new things about other countries besides the capital, largest city, flag, etc.
besides the football question I think this was a nicely balanced quiz, often there are super easy questions, or rather obscure ones these were (to me) not too hard but not boring.
To get back to the football question I think it is fine to have one on here. But I would have asked the name of the most famous club. Even people who dont follow football hear those names now and then (same as with popstars, even if you dont follow it you hear of them), but what are the terms are for different competitions and subdivision or whatever, someone that doesnt follow it wouldnt know. Beyond the term fifa and worldcup. Those you hear often enough
Interesting suggestion. Which IS the most famous Italian football club? I could think of a few. Besides, the answer would probably be the same as one of the cities in the last block, so it would just be a repetition.
Most famous club is a question to which you can't give a definitive answer, Italy has lots of well known and successful football clubs, and what you might think of most famous will depend on where in the world you come from (Argentinians for example will mostly think of Napoli thanks to a certain Mr Maradona).
It's probably arguable that the question does not regard Italy. I mean they guard Vatican City but that means they'd be on the border/gates to Rome and maybe even on the Italian side. I can only assume since I've never been there.
tried fiorentina, fiorenza, fiorenzia, florenza, florienza, florienze, fiorenze, fiorienze, firenza, fierenze, fiorenzo...could not get firenze for the death of me
I've been in Italy 3 weeks now. Have a few more European myths to bust.
Myth 1: you can't have a bad meal in Italy. *So* wrong. If anything it's difficult to find a good one. So many 3rd-rate pasta and pizza shops everywhere. Makes me miss the high standards of Olive Garden and Chef Boyardee sometimes. Though Venchi gelato is nice.
Myth 2: pizza was invented in Naples. Myth 3: they still make the best pizza in the world there.
So today I am in Napoli and I've had so much bad pizza in Italy I decided to seek out the *best* pizzeria in the city in Italy most famous for its pizza. Found the #1 place as confirmed in a dozen different lists and the book Eat Pray Love. Went there for lunch.
What passes for pizza in this place is basically a blob of wet, droopy, drippy, mushy dough covered in oil. There is some small globs of cheese here and there but mostly bare crust. and one pathetic sprig of basil in the middle.
Somehow with 75% less cheese and 100% less meat than the average American pie, they've still managed to make a pizza 300% more greasy. I wouldn't even really call this pizza.
Conclusion 1: Neapolitan pizza is not the best in the world. I'd rather have Pizza Hut. And I hate Pizza Hut.
Conclusion 2: Italians in Naples may have made innovations to Greek pita (flatbread with toppings on it) and called it pizza, but the pizza that is world famous, loved and enjoyed by billions around the world, was not invented in Naples. As I've read before, *this* pizza, one with a circular crust thick enough to hold in one hand without its contents falling everywhere, cut into equal slices to be easily shared, covered with a thick layer of tomato sauce and mozzarella evenly distributed and other savory toppings like pepperoni and sausage and peppers and olives, not so greasy that one slice will give you intestinal cramps... *this* pizza was invented in Little Italy in New York City.
No he seeks em all out. I think it is some personal vendetta about pizza. I have seen him make the same comment about pizza on atleast 25 other quizzes..
But maybe this trip to italy was the source of his pizza trauma, that initated all the other comments ;)
Sif: the truth bears repeating, as the lie has become so deeply ingrained in people's consciousness that they will dismiss anything else automatically, often angrily.
Missed Romulus & Remus. D'OH! Shoulda remembered AS Roma's logo with the two kids sucking on the wolf teats. On second thought, maybe it's good that I forgot that.
The Swiss Guard was established in 1506. Vatican City gained independence in 1929. *Most* of these answers predate the creation of the modern nation-state of Italy, so they're all related to Italy in the same way.
Is it really accurate to call Galilei the 'father of astronomy', considering there were important astronomical traditions all over the world throughout ancient and medieval times?
Galileo is often called the father of astronomy, or the father of observational or modern astronomy. and it's fair, he made a lot of important contributions and I believe was the first person to try observing celestial bodies with a telescope.
yea i was questioning galileo as the father of astronomy as well.
Copernicus has been considered due to his thesis and observations on the solar system not being geo centric but heliocentric.
Aristotle was considered the premier science guy during the renassonce of europe which included astronomy, the aristotlian view on astronomy was the one accepted as reality by the catholic church for most of the early modern period. He also tends to be the earliest name in astronomy in the west as well
Galileo largely followed copernicus and spent years trying to prove the copernican model, which part of what lead to the issues between him and the church
Stupidly missed france and sardinia ( couldnt get corsica out of my head) and didnt get (and wouldnt even if I had more time) eternal, po and serie a ( I was thinking of the top footbal club)
Weird/interesting/funny etc how pisa is the best guessed answer, even than the italian name for italy.
The question is not where the Sistine Chapel is located but who painted it. I'd say the painter was most likely Italian. Also, Vatican City wasn't an independent state before 1929, a long time after the painting of the Chapel's ceiling was completed in the 16th century.
Erm, his name was and is spelled Remus in Latin. And a quick look at the spelling in different languages shows that there is no Rhemus spelling in any of the major languages (that use the Latin alphabet).
Could you accept "L'Italia" for the question asking for Italian for Italy. They are used interchangeably in the same way that "United States," "America," and "USA" are.
Got most of these, including the above, but for some reason blanked on Turin and a couple other easy ones...
Nobody asked how old Rome or Italy were!
That being said I do not know the (official) reasoning behind the nickname. But to me I would have never thought about it having something to do with being the earliest city.
Per questo l'Italia sostiene che la vetta sia condivisa mentre la Francia sostiene che la vetta sia solamente francese
To get back to the football question I think it is fine to have one on here. But I would have asked the name of the most famous club. Even people who dont follow football hear those names now and then (same as with popstars, even if you dont follow it you hear of them), but what are the terms are for different competitions and subdivision or whatever, someone that doesnt follow it wouldnt know. Beyond the term fifa and worldcup. Those you hear often enough
It's a petty discussion, as could be a quarrel to decide which country owns the Mediterranean sea...
2 - i think the italian name should be accepted as right answer, in fact is the real name. like Vesuvio for the vulcano for example....
Myth 1: you can't have a bad meal in Italy. *So* wrong. If anything it's difficult to find a good one. So many 3rd-rate pasta and pizza shops everywhere. Makes me miss the high standards of Olive Garden and Chef Boyardee sometimes. Though Venchi gelato is nice.
Myth 2: pizza was invented in Naples. Myth 3: they still make the best pizza in the world there.
So today I am in Napoli and I've had so much bad pizza in Italy I decided to seek out the *best* pizzeria in the city in Italy most famous for its pizza. Found the #1 place as confirmed in a dozen different lists and the book Eat Pray Love. Went there for lunch.
What passes for pizza in this place is basically a blob of wet, droopy, drippy, mushy dough covered in oil. There is some small globs of cheese here and there but mostly bare crust. and one pathetic sprig of basil in the middle.
Conclusion 1: Neapolitan pizza is not the best in the world. I'd rather have Pizza Hut. And I hate Pizza Hut.
Conclusion 2: Italians in Naples may have made innovations to Greek pita (flatbread with toppings on it) and called it pizza, but the pizza that is world famous, loved and enjoyed by billions around the world, was not invented in Naples. As I've read before, *this* pizza, one with a circular crust thick enough to hold in one hand without its contents falling everywhere, cut into equal slices to be easily shared, covered with a thick layer of tomato sauce and mozzarella evenly distributed and other savory toppings like pepperoni and sausage and peppers and olives, not so greasy that one slice will give you intestinal cramps... *this* pizza was invented in Little Italy in New York City.
But maybe this trip to italy was the source of his pizza trauma, that initated all the other comments ;)
Copernicus has been considered due to his thesis and observations on the solar system not being geo centric but heliocentric.
Aristotle was considered the premier science guy during the renassonce of europe which included astronomy, the aristotlian view on astronomy was the one accepted as reality by the catholic church for most of the early modern period. He also tends to be the earliest name in astronomy in the west as well
Galileo largely followed copernicus and spent years trying to prove the copernican model, which part of what lead to the issues between him and the church
I’m italian and i Miss two
Weird/interesting/funny etc how pisa is the best guessed answer, even than the italian name for italy.
Font: I'm italian.
Michelangelo
Po
Guglielmo Marconi
Leonardo da Vinci
Galileo Galilei
Augustus
Swiss Guard
The Eternal City
Mount Etna
Serie A
Antonio Stradivari
Lira
Italia
Sicily
Sardinia
Bordering Countries
Austria
France
San Marino
Slovenia
Switzerland
Vatican City
Romulus
Remus
Turin Torino
Florence Firenze
Venice Venezia
Milan Milano
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