There are actually several Romes in Ohio. Rome Township is in Ashtabula County. The Rome closest to me, in northern Richland County, is an unincorporated community. That is the Rome I visited on my recent bike trip. It has a sign on the highway, but there isn't really much there except for the Rome Community church and a few houses and farms. The third is in Adams County, along the Ohio River. It has a population of 94. There is another Rome in Delaware County. There is a ghost town called Rome in Morrow County. Wikipedia says "Rome was laid out in 1827 by Lemuel Potter. The town failed to meet Potter's expectations, as one 19th-century writer remarks "it did not bear any resemblance to ancient Rome".
None of the Romes in Ohio bear any resemblence to ancient, or modern, Rome!
Rome, Italy was the epicenter of the ancient Western world, as the seat of the Roman Empire. Before that, it was the home of the Etruscans and other civilizations. It is the capital of Italy and has a population of 4.4 million people in the metropolitan area. There are 54 Michelin-starred restaurants! The city has been called "The Eternal City" and "The Capitol of the World". It is one of the most-visited cities in the world. Ruins of old buildings like the Coliseum are accessible among more modern examples of architectural styles. The city is filled with palaces, churches, museums, parks, statues, monuments. The head of the Roman Catholic church, the Pope, is installed in the Vatican, which is an entire country inside the city of Rome.
Rome is definitely a city on my bucket list for travel.
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