Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in 1,285.3 km2 (496.3 sq mi). In 2006 the population of the metropolitan area was estimated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to have a population of 3.7 million. The city of Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy. Rome's history spans over two and a half thousand years. It was the capital city of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, which was the dominant power in Western Europe and the lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea for over seven hundred years from the 1st Century BC until the 7th Century AD. Since the 1st Century AD Rome has been the seat of the Papacy and, after the end of Byzantine domination, in the 8th century it became the capital of the Papal States, which lasted until 1870. In 1871 Rome became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy, and in 1946 that of the Italian Republic. After the Middle-Ages, Rome was ruled by popes such as Alexander VI and Leo X, who transformed the city into one of the major centers of the Italian Renaissance, along with Florence. The current-day version of St Peter's Basilica was built and the Sistine Chapel was painted by Michelangelo. Famous artists and architects, such as Bramante, Bernini and Raphael resided for some time in Rome, contributing to its Renaissance and Baroque architecture. A collection of high quality free computer desktop wallpapers featuring Rome wallpapers - City wallpapers. See these beautiful scenes and view on your computer. Make sure to checkout our wallpaper collection of Amsterdam, Athens, Atlanta, Barcelona, Beijing, Berlin Bombay, Brussels, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Copenhagen, Dublin , Dusseldorf, Geneva, Istanbul, Kiev, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Melbourne, Mexico, Milan, Monte Carlo, Montreal, Moscow, Munich, New York, NYC, Oslo, Paris, Prague, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Tokyo, Vancouver, Vatican City, Vienna, Zurich. All wallpapers are in 1024x768, 1280x1024 or 1600x1200 resolutions. We have also hundreds of widescreen wallpapers / HD wallpapers available for our visitors in many resolutions such as : 1920x1200, 1680x1050, 1440x900, 1280x800 . Amazing wallpapers , alive on your desktop for Mac & PC. Click on link below the picture to download.