Rome is the capital city of Italy and was founded by the brothers Romulus and Remus in 753 BC. Italy has a population of 60.36 million people and borders several European countries. Italy was not officially unified as a single country until 1861, and is considered one of the youngest Western European nations. Some famous Italian historical figures include Leonardo da Vinci, a renowned painter, sculptor, architect, and scientist. Italian traditions include celebrating All Saints Day on November 1st and children receiving gifts from the witch Befana on January 6th instead of Christmas.

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Italy
By Mohamed

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Rome
 Rome is the Capital city of Italy.
 Two brothers founded Rome they were nursed by a she-wolf, their
names were Romulus and Remus.
 Rome is known for their stunning architecture such as the Colleseum,
Pantheon and The leaning tower of Pisa

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Italy Factfile
 60.36 million people live in Iitaly
 Italy belongs to the continent of Europe
 Countries that border Italy are Austria, France, Vatican City, San Marino and
Switzerland.

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History Facts
 Rome is over 2,000 years old,Rome was founded in 753 BC.
 Italy’s last king rules for just 36 days, Italy had a royal family until
1946 when citizens voted to abolish the idea of a ruling
monarchy.
 Italy is one of Western Europe’s youngest country, Italy has only
been a country since 1861 when the separate nation-states
unified together as the Kingdom of Italy

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Famous person in Italy
 Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) was a living genius. He studied
and explored new ideas througuhout his life. He was a painter,
sculptor, architect, engineer and a botanist (an expert in or
student of the scientific study of plants) one of his most famous
painting was the Mona lisa

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Italy Traditions
 Le Befana, in the same way that children expect Santa Claus to
stuff their stocking with presents, Italian children look for the
witch, “la Befana” in Italian, to fill their shoes with gifts and
candies. The difference is that Italian children wake up to
presents on January 6th instead of Christmas morning.
 All Saints Day, Although Halloween become a famous holiday,
Italians traditionaly focus more on November 1st than October 31
. On all Saints Day, “Ognissanti” in Italian, families come
together to decorate their loved ones graves

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Thank you!
 Thank you for reading my project about italy
 This is my drawing of the colloseum I hope you like it bye!