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The following book covers the history on how, what the author calls 'Modern Rome', came to be. She traces the beginnings of the city all the way back to the 4th century and up to the 15th century, and discusses how women and the papacy played a part in making the metropolis a beacon of the region.

Excerpt from The Makers of Modern Rome, Vol. 1 of 4: In Four Books Nobody will expect in this book, or from me, the results of original research, or a settlement - if any settlement is ever possible - of vexed questions which have occupied the gravest students. An individual glance at the aspect of these questions which most clearly presents itself to a mind a little exercised in the aspects of humanity, but not trained in the ways of learning, is all I attempt or desire. This humble endeavour has been conscientious at least. The work has been much interrupted by sorrow and suffering, on which account, for any slips of hers, the writer asks the indulgence of her unknown friends. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.