Rome is the capital and most populous city in Italy. Formerly a city-state in the Italian peninsula, it grew into a powerful empire and was once the largest city on Earth before it was annexed into Italy in 1870.

History[]

Ancient Rome[]

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World War II[]

HYDRA Desertion[]

In 1943, Johann Schmidt and his HYDRA division went rogue, separating themselves from the Nazi regime. According to one of HYDRA's maps, Rome was among the European cities planned to be invaded following the destruction of the United States.^[1]

Hunt of Bruce Banner[]

Bruce Banner, on the run from the United States Armed Forces and labelled as a fugitive, traveled to Italy searching for a safe place to research a cure for his transformations into Hulk.

One of his transformations was triggered in Rome, and Hulk was reported to have been seen.^[2]

Visited by Ian Quinn[]

Ian Quinn spent some time in Rome, visiting a hairdresser who charged him thirty dollars for a haircut. Quinn compared its cost to the five dollars Ernesto charged him for the same haircut and shave at the barbershop in Cuba that served as John Garrett's headquarters.^[3]

Gabriella Rosetti's Training[]

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Appearances[]

In chronological order:

• Captain America: The First Avenger (map)
• The Incredible Hulk (mentioned)
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Season One
    • Ragtag (mentioned)
• I Am Groot
  • Season One
    • Magnum Opus (mentioned; song lyric)
• Jessica Jones
  • Season One
    • AKA 99 Friends (mentioned)
• The Punisher
  • Season One
    • Danger Close (mentioned)
• Helstrom
  • Season One
    • Mother's Little Helpers (mentioned)
    • Viaticum (mentioned)
    • Containment (mentioned)
• The Falcon and The Winter Soldier
  • Season One
    • Truth (computer screen)
• Spider-Man: Far From Home (mentioned)
• Ms. Marvel
  • Season One
    • Crushed (mentioned)
• Loki
  • Season One
    • The Variant (computer screen)

Trivia[]

• In the comics, Whitney Frost was born in Rome.

References[]

External Links[]

• Rome on Wikipedia