Tevere
Channel: Say it in Italian
Date: 20/11/2012

Tevere, from the latin Tiberis, is the third-longest river in Italy, rising in the Apennine Mountains in Emilia-Romagna and flowing 406 kilometres (252 mi) through Umbria and Lazio to the Tyrrhenian Sea. It drains a basin estimated at 17,375 square kilometres (6,709 sq mi). The river has achieved lasting fame as the main watercourse of the city of Rome, founded on its eastern banks. According to legend, the city of Rome was founded in 753 BC on the banks of the Tiber.