The old saying, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do,” is nearly inevitable as the Romans themselves are at once friendly and gregarious, and their love for their history and culture is often contagious. Their joy and love for their city is expressed not only in their daily ways of living, but in their obvious generosity to share it with visitors. Although dominated by a rich religious Catholic culture and the home of the Vatican and the Pope, Rome’s history before Christianity is also evident from every angle in the ancient city. Any lover of history will be in heaven just strolling down the streets, as every corner seems to be a historic landmark embodying the spirits of that history. To study in Rome - its mythology as immortalized by Ovid, its politics as made famous by Julius Caesar, its religion still thriving - is to gain an educational experience unavailable in any other place; Rome’s history is world-renowned and unique. As retold by the Italian poet Virgil, the Trojan hero Aeneas went to Rome in 1200 BC. His descendents, Romulus and Remus, then founded the city after Romulus. Rome remains today one of the most important landmarks of the beginning of Western civilization. Why not learn and study about the birth of this civilization right in the city that saw its beginning, while also witnessing firsthand the culture of modern Italy as it develops, influences, and lives today?