14 August 2006




Roma Città Eterna

04 August 2006

S P Q R

S P Q R
Senatus Populusque Romanus
"The Senate and the Roman People"

It was emblazoned on the standards of the Roman legions and was the official name of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. It also appears in the coat of arms of today's city of Rome, and as such appears on every manhole cover, and most civic buildings, in the city.