10 Cool Facts about Rome Italy - Page 2 of 8

Politics in middle Ages

The Papacy controlled the politics in Rome in the beginning of the middle Ages after the western civilization collapsed. It served as the capital for the Papal States when the Papacy occupied the city in the first century AD until the eighth century.

Institutions

There are a number of global institutions settled in Rome, Italy. You can spot IFAD or International Fund for Agricultural Development, WFP or World Food Programme and FAO or Food and Agriculture Organization in the city.