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Roma| In Roman mythology, the goddess personifying the power of Rome. Temples of Roma were built throughout the empire, and the Romaia was a feast held in her honour. |
Roma| Town in Queensland, Australia, 479 km/298 mi west of Brisbane; population (1996) 5,744. The town is in a region where citrus fruits and grapes are grown, and sheep and cattle are raised, and it is a service centre for the region of Darling Downs. Roma is near a large natural gas field. |
| The South West Queensland pipeline (completed in December 1996) connects at Wallumbilla near Roma, and extends for 756 km/470 mi, supplying gas to Brisbane and Gladstone. |
Roma| Orchestral suite by George Bizet, composed 1866–68 and first performed at Paris in 1869. |
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| Nonetheless, WorldPride drew an estimated 250,000 celebrants to the Italian capital, and while the Jerusalem version has less lofty ambitions, it too hopes to lure thousands to a country far removed from the typical tourism map since the outbreak of the second intifada in 2000. Among the first troops to enter the Italian capital were Canadians of the First Special Service Force. Though Forte has had a hotel in Sardinia since 1969, its newest bauble, a monument to luxury in the heart of the Italian capital, marks an exuberant homecoming for the Fortes - especially Sir Rocco's father, Lord Charles Forte, who immigrated from Italy to England and started a business with a Milk Bar in 1935, acquiring his first hotel in 1958. |