The first pope to resign was Pontian, in 235, when Christianity was still an illegal religion in the Roman Empire.
The area took off in 1896, when the Roman-inspired aqueduct that brought water to the city centre was transformed into tracks for Rio's new electric tram, the bonde.
The Roman bath revival began 15 years ago in Spain, when Grupo Aire opened Aire of Sevilla in a 16th century palace, once home to actual Roman baths.
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When the Western Roman Empire collapsed in the Fifth Century the effect on material culture and technology in Europe was devastating.
Mr. Shuvalov received the option as compensation in 1996 when, still a lawyer in private practice, he had helped tycoon Roman Abramovich buy a Sibneft stake from the government, a spokesman for Mr. Abramovich said.
He possessed robes that had been made for his great-great grandfather when a ban was lifted in 1829 on Roman Catholics sitting in Parliament.
He parted company with Chelsea in 2007 when his relationship with Russian owner Roman Abramovich deteriorated.
West Ham took the lead when Lucas Neill volleyed in from close-range before Roman Bednar levelled with a penalty.
The idea that there was a Roman settlement in St Peter Port was furthered when the Town Market building was redeveloped in 2000 and a further series of settlements were found.
Five minutes later, Argentina were unfortunate not to be back on level terms when a header from Juan Sebastian Veron found Juan Roman Riquelme in space but his shot came off the post.
Following a 1-1 draw in the first leg, Schalke looked set to progress when Roman Neustadter prodded home from close-range.
As well-versed in his craft as he is, he saw a new gear when going over the script of "Venus in Fur" with director Roman Polanski, who is making a film from the play.
Thanks to the preservation of these works by Arab scholars when they had been lost in the West after the collapse of the Roman Empire, Medieval scholars did not just study these texts and the works of the Arabs who added to them, but used them to make discoveries in their own right.
The family moved to Berlin shortly after the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, although Roman stayed behind until 1920 when he completed his graduate studies in biology and zoology.
One of Hiddink's strengths is his willingness to make bold tactical changes as England found to their cost in a Euro 2008 qualifier when the Dutchman's introduction of Dmitry Torbinsky and Roman Pavlyuchenko changed the game, with the latter going on to score twice in Russia's 2-1 win over Steve McClaren's side.
When Lawrence arrived in Jordan in 1916, Amman was a village, home to the ruins of Roman, Byzantine and Islamic civilizations and a new train station on the Ottoman Hejaz Railway.
Roman Pavlyuchenko finally gave Russia some reward for the persistence when he scored with a header in the 86th before Fabregas restored Spain's three-goal advantage in time added on.
Most countries in the region - where Roman Catholicism is a dominant force - allow abortion only in cases of rape, when the woman's life is in danger or if the foetus is severely deformed.
And the Pope himself has made it clear that retirement is out of the question - this despite that fact that Roman Catholic cardinals are now forced to retire and relinquish their voting rights in papal elections when they reach the age of 80.
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