100 Stunning Pictures of Italy January 5, 2018 by Justin Andress View All On 1 Page 3. Rome Is Two Millennia Old According to legend, the city of Rome was founded in 753 BCE, by a fellow named Romulus who was raised by a she-wolf. Today, the ancient city has a population of 2.7 million. GoneWithTheWind / shutterstock.com Alice Heart / shutterstock.com 3 of 50PreviousNext