Casale Smeraldi in Latium
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Sack of Rome (1527)

The Sack of Rome on 6 May 1527 was a military event carried out by the mutinous troops of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor in Rome, then part of the Papal States. It marked a crucial imperial victory in the conflict between Charles and the League of Cognac (1526–1529) — the alliance of France, Milan, Venice, Florence and the Papacy. Pope Clement VII had given his support to the Kingdom of France in an attempt to alter the balance of power in the region, and free the Papacy from dependency, i.e.

Located at 41.8333, 12.5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1527 in Italy, Battles of the Italian Wars, Battles involving the Papal States, Battles involving the Holy Roman Empire, Battles involving Spain, Conflicts in 1527, Pontifical Swiss Guard

Tre Fontane Abbey

Tre Fontane Abbey (English: Three Fountains Abbey; Latin: Abbatia trium fontium ad Aquas Salvias), or the Abbey of Saints Vincent and Anastasius, is a Roman Catholic abbey in Rome, currently held by the Trappist Fathers of the Cistercian Order. It is known for raising the lambs whose wool is used to weave the pallia of new metropolitan archbishops. The Pope blesses the lambs on the Feast of Saint Agnes on January 21.

Located at 41.8344, 12.4833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Cistercian monasteries in Italy, Monasteries in Rome

NATO Defense College

NATO Defense College (NDC) is an international military college for North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries located in Rome, Italy.

Located at 41.807, 12.491 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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NATO Defence College, Educational institutions established in 1951

San Paolo alle Tre Fontane

San Paolo alle Tre Fontane, in English, St Paul at the Three Fountains is a church dedicated to St Paul the Apostle, at the presumed site of his martyrdom in Rome. In Latin it is known as Sancti Pauli ad Aquas Salvias (St Paul at Aquae Salviae). Since 2010 the church is a cardinalitial diaconia, with Mauro Piacenza as its cardinal deacon.

Located at 41.8345, 12.4832 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Roman Catholic churches in Rome, Religious buildings completed in 1599, Titular churches in Rome

Villa of the Quintilii

The Villa of the Quintilii is an ancient Roman villa beyond the fifth milestone along the Via Appia Antica just outside the traditional boundaries of Rome, Italy. It was built by the rich and cultured brothers Sextus Quintilius Maximus and Sextus Quintilius Condianus (consuls in 151 AD) in the course of the 2nd century.

Located at 41.8305, 12.5514 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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2nd-century architecture, Roman villas in Italy, Ancient Roman architecture, Buildings and structures in Rome

Laurentina (Rome Metro)

Laurentina is the southern terminus of Line B of the Rome Metro. It is located in the Giuliano Dalmata quarter at the crossroads of via Laurentina and via di Vigna Murata. The first station on the site was begun in the 1930s, but only completed and opened in 1955. This was demolished in the 1980s, and the present building opened in 1990. It is also the terminus for several suburban bus routes.

Located at 41.8269, 12.4811 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Railway stations opened in 1955, Railway stations opened in 1990, Line B stations, 1980s disestablishments

Casal Rotondo

Casal Rotondo is the largest tomb on the Appian Way, to the southeast of Rome, Italy. A small farmhouse has been constructed on the top. The structure is found at approximately the VIth mile of the ancient Appian Way. The name comes from the fact that the tomb is round and because a farmhouse (casale) was built on the top in the Middle Ages when it belonged to the Savelli family and was one of a system of watchtowers along the Appian way. The mausoleum dates from around 30 B.C.

Located at 41.821, 12.556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ancient Roman architecture, Buildings and structures in Rome, Ancient Roman tombs and cemeteries in Rome

Santuario della Madonna del Divino Amore

Santuario della Madonna del Divino Amore or the shrine of Our Lady of Divine Love is a Roman Catholic shrine dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary that consists of two churches: an old church built in 1745 and a new church added to the sanctuary in 1999. The church was included by Pope John Paul II in the pilgrimage of Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome during the Holy Year 2000.

Located at 41.7788, 12.5439 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Roman Catholic churches in Rome, Religious buildings completed in 1999, Religious buildings completed in 1745, Roman Catholic churches completed in the 1990s