Rome cams
There are a few web-cams over the city of Rome. Rome is the capital of Italy but also the country’s largest and most populated municipality with more than 2.7 million residents.
The first and most amazing cam is located on the roof of the Hotel Forum, overlooking the Colosseum. And the amazing thing about it it that this monument is almost 2000 years old, and still standing in a very good shape, right in the middle of Rome. It is a giant oval stadium that was capable of holding over 50,000 spectators. It was inaugurated in 80 AD by Titus, with a series of games that lasted 100 days and nights.
There is also a web-cam of top of the Saint Peters Square, overlooking the city of Vatican. It is the smallest country in the world, by area and by population. It has been established in 1929 and the Pope has resided in the area since the return from Avignon in 1377. The area is approximately 110 acres, and the population just over 800. The Pope is head of state and head of Government of Vatican City. The security of the Pope is the responsibility of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, Swiss mercenaries.
The unique non-commercial economy is supported financially by the sale of postage stamps and tourist mementos, fees for admission to museums and the sale of publications. It also has its own bank, the “Istituto per le Opere di Religione” also known as “Vatican Bank”. ATM machines in the Vatican has one particularity : there’s a option to get the instructions in Latin. Vatican City also issues its own coins. It has used euro since January 1999, and made a special agreement with the European Union.
The Vatican employs 2000 people to run the state. There is no official language in Vatican city, but Latin is used inside the Holy See, but Italian is the language used in its legislation and official communications. Finally, there are 557 people with Vatican citizenship, and 74% of them are clergy.