The Vatican City is the only country in the world to have Latin as their official language. The Vatican is located on the opposite side of the Tiber, and in 14 BC Agrippina the Elder drained the hill for her gardens and then the Circus Gaeii was built there by Nero. The area then became the site of the Martyrdom of Christians after the Great Fire of Rome. The Circus of Nero was separated by the Via Cornelia. Saint Peters Basilica was built during the beginning of the 4th century.
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