Rome, Italy Beginning in the eighth century B.C., Ancient Rome grew from a small town on central Italy's Tiber River into an empire that at its peak encompassed most of continental Europe, Britain, much of western Asia, northern Africa and the Mediterranean islands. #rome #italy #romeitaly #romecity #italytravel #rometravel #seerome #seeitaly #traveltheworld #travel #travelphotography #travelblogger