premise: Crowning seven hills along the winding banks of the River Tiber, Rome has numerous different ancient Rome of imperial ruins; Catholic Rome of Vatican Cityand countless churches; the Renaissance city of Michelangelo and Raphael or the Baroque of Bernini and Borromini; and a modern metropolis of interminable traffic jams, fashionable boutiques and cafe, as well as factories and characterless apartment buildings that make up the post-war eye-sore suburbs.
hypothesis: Rome has some ruins that are 1000 years old.