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Rome is the largest city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia — not to be confused with Rome, Italy, though it was named in its honor.

Rome's population was 37,713 at the 2020 census, making it the largest city in Northwest Georgia.

Rome was founded and incorporated on December 20, 1834, on the site of Head of Coosa, a major Cherokee settlement, in the years after the Indian Removal Act.

The city stands where the Etowah and Oostanaula rivers join to form the Coosa River, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.

Rome developed on seven hills with rivers running between them, a landscape that inspired its founders to name it for Rome, Italy.

Rome's seven hills are Blossom Hill, Jackson Hill, Lumpkin Hill, Mount Aventine, Myrtle Hill, Old Shorter Hill, and Neely Hill, also known as Tower Hill or Clock Tower Hill.

Berry College, a private college in Rome founded in 1902 by educator Martha Berry, is one of the city's defining institutions.

Rome is also home to Shorter University, a private university, and to the public Georgia Highlands College and Georgia Northwestern Technical College.

Historic sites in Rome include the Martha Berry Museum and the Chieftains Museum, the preserved home of Cherokee leader Major Ridge.