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# №053 — "ROMA CAPITALE" stenciled gate
- URL: https://www.readingrome.com/053-roma-capitale-stenciled-gate/
- Published: 2026-10-19T09:40:21.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-19T09:40:20.000Z
- Author: Maria Chugrova

Rome has been Italy's capital only since 1871, after Turin and then Florence had a turn. The city's official name now carries the job title: Roma Capitale, stenciled onto a crowd barrier. Behind it, S.P.Q.R. — Senatus Populusque Romanus, "the Senate and People of Rome" — still hangs on, a logo in use for over 2,000 years. A rebrand, but nobody had the heart to retire the old one. RR