Italian Food
This long, thin pasta is often served with marinara sauce
Spaghetti
This city is known for canals instead of streets
Venice
This ancient civilization founded Rome and built a vast empire across Europe
Romans
Leonardo da Vinci
This Italian luxury fashion brand is known for its double “G” logo
Gucci
This rice-based dish is often cooked slowly with broth
Risotto
This coastal region is famous for colorful cliffside villages like Positano
This ancient Roman city was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE
Pompeii
This famous sculptor who created the statue of David, shares a name with a teenage mutant ninja turtle
Michelangelo
This Italian car brand produces luxury sports cars and is symbolized by a prancing horse
Ferrari
This dry-cured ham is typically served thinly sliced and uncooked
Prosciutto
This tiny independent country is located within Rome
Vatican City
This ancient Roman structure was used for gladiator fights
Colosseum
This famous friend of Julius Cesar famously "stabbed him in the back"
Brutus
This tenor became a global superstar with hits like “Time to Say Goodbye”
Andrea Bocelli
This pasta, whose name means “little ears,” comes from the region of Puglia
Orecchiette
This location was featured in Star Wars as the wedding location for Anakin Skywalker and Padme
Lake Como
These three wars gave Rome dominance over the western Mediterranean
Punic Wars
This emperor famously “fiddled while Rome burned.”
Nero
This well-known phrase translates to “the sweet life,” often referring to a luxurious lifestyle
la dolce vita
This Italian-American Christmas Eve tradition features a multi-course meal centered around seafood
Feast of the Seven Fishes
This city is known as the birthplace of the Renaissance and home to the Duomo
Florence
This period of relative peace across the empire lasted about 200 years
This general crossed the Rubicon River, sparking civil war
Julius Caesar
This Italian actress starred in both European films and Hollywood classics like Two Women
Sophia Loren