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Rome I Regulation

The Rome I Regulation is an EU regulation that determines which national law governs contracts with an international element, replacing the 1980 Rome Convention from December 2009.

Rome Ramirez

Rome Ramirez (Roman René Ramírez, born 1988, Fremont, California), American singer-guitarist; frontman of Sublime with Rome from 2009 to 2024, co-writer of Dirty Heads' chart-topping "Lay Me Down," now solo artist behind the 2025 EP Gemini.

Rome Statute

The Rome Statute, adopted in Rome in 1998, created the International Criminal Court, the first permanent international criminal court, effective in 2002 with 125 states parties.

Rome Streetz

Rome Streetz (Jerome Allen, born 1986, London) is a New York hardcore rapper of the Griselda and Mass Appeal rosters, known for Kiss the Ring (2022), the Noise Kandy series, and collaborations with DJ Muggs and Conductor Williams.

Rome–Carthage treaty of 279 BC

The Rome–Carthage treaty of 279 BC was a defensive agreement against Pyrrhus of Epirus, the first of their recorded treaties to pledge mutual military aid.

Rome–Carthage treaty of 348 BC

The Rome–Carthage treaty of 348 BC, the second Romano-Carthaginian treaty, renewed the Republic's first treaty with Carthage, adding Tyre and Utica and barring Rome from southern Spain.

Rome–Carthage treaty of 509 BC

The Rome–Carthage treaty of 509 BC was the first known treaty between Rome and Carthage, concluded in the Roman Republic's first year and preserved by Polybius.

Rome, Georgia

Rome, Georgia: county seat of Floyd County, founded 1834 at the Etowah-Oostanaula confluence forming the Coosa, on the Cherokee settlement Head of Coosa; 37,713 residents (2020), burned in the Civil War, healthcare hub of northwest Georgia.

Rome, New York

Rome, New York: a Mohawk Valley city in Oneida County (2020 population 32,127), birthplace of the Erie Canal (groundbreaking July 4, 1817), home of Fort Stanwix National Monument and the Griffiss Business and Technology Park.

Rome, Open City

Rome, Open City (Roma città aperta, 1945) is Roberto Rossellini's neorealist drama of the Roman Resistance under Nazi occupation, the first of his war trilogy, shot in ruined Rome in January 1945 with Anna Magnani and Aldo Fabrizi, winner of the Cannes Grand Prix.

Rome: Total War

Rome: Total War, also called Total War: Rome, is a 2004 Creative Assembly strategy game combining a turn-based Roman-era campaign with 3D real-time battles; Metacritic 92, remastered in 2021 with 38 factions.

Romee Strijd

Romee Strijd, Dutch model born 1995 in Zoetermeer, was a Victoria's Secret Angel 2015-2018 after her 2014 debut; walked Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Off-White; IMG-signed, now influencer and NAETUR founder.

Romeel Davé

Romeel Davé is a theoretical astrophysicist who studies how galaxies form and evolve using computer simulations, and is Professor and Chair of Physics at the University of Edinburgh.

Romelia War Chronicle

Romelia War Chronicle (ロメリア戦記, Romelia Senki) is a Japanese fantasy light novel series by Ryō Ariyama about a countess abandoned after the Demon King's defeat who builds her own army; it has a Mag Garden manga, Seven Seas English edition, and a 2026 Atra anime.

Romell Broom

Romell Broom, Ohio death row inmate convicted of the 1984 rape-murder of Tryna Middleton, survived a botched 2009 lethal injection after 18 failed needle sticks; courts allowed a second attempt, but he died of COVID-19 in 2020.

Romell Glave

Romell Glave (born 1999, Manchester, Jamaica) is a British sprinter, Croydon Harriers, coach Michael Afilaka; 2026 European 100m champion (10.09) and British champion (9.98), 2024 European bronze, PB 9.97.

Romello Height

Romello Height (born 2001, Dublin, GA) is a 49ers edge rusher, 70th overall pick of the 2026 NFL Draft from Texas Tech; First-Team All-Big 12 with 9.5 sacks in 2025.

Romelu Lukaku

Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli (born 1993, Antwerp), Belgian forward for Fenerbahçe; Belgium's all-time top scorer with 85 goals in 120 caps, 2018 World Cup Bronze Boot, record €115m Chelsea return in 2021.

Romen Theatre

The Romen Theatre (цыганский театр «Ромэн»), formally the Moscow Music and Drama Roma Theatre, is a state theater in Moscow founded in 1931, described as the world's only professional repertory Roma theater.

Romeo

Romeo Montague, protagonist of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (c. 1595-96), teenage son of Lord and Lady Montague; loves Juliet Capulet, kills Tybalt, is banished, and dies by poison in the tomb.

Romeo (2024 film)

Romeo (ரோமியோ) is a 2024 Tamil romantic comedy drama, Vinayak Vaithianathan's directorial debut, starring Vijay Antony and Mirnalini Ravi; released 11 April 2024, music by Barath Dhanasekar.

Romeo & Juliet (2013 film)

Romeo & Juliet (2013 film), also called Romeo and Juliet, is Carlo Carlei's Shakespeare adaptation scripted by Julian Fellowes, starring Hailee Steinfeld and Douglas Booth; released October 11, 2013, it earned 24% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Romeo + Juliet

Romeo + Juliet, also known as William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, is a 1996 American-Australian romantic drama directed by Baz Luhrmann, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes.

Romeo + Juliet (soundtrack)

Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture is the 1996 Capitol Records soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann's film, mixing alternative rock, pop, and soul tracks.

Romeo Akbar Walter (रोमियो अकबर वाल्टर)

Romeo Akbar Walter (रोमियो अकबर वाल्टर, RAW) is a 2019 Hindi spy thriller directed by Robbie Grewal, starring John Abraham as a banker recruited by India's RAW for a 1971 undercover mission in Pakistan; released 5 April 2019 to poor reviews.

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare's Verona tragedy of the feuding Montagues and Capulets, written 1595-6, printed 1597, based on Brooke's 1562 poem; famous for a balcony scene Shakespeare never wrote.

Romeo and Juliet (1968 film)

Romeo and Juliet (1968), Franco Zeffirelli's Paramount adaptation of Shakespeare's play, starred teenage leads Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey, grossed about $50 million, and won Oscars for cinematography and costume design.

Romeo and Juliet (Dire Straits song)

Romeo and Juliet is a 1980 Dire Straits song written by Mark Knopfler for Making Movies, a UK top-10 hit inspired by his breakup with Holly Beth Vincent and heavily covered, notably by The Killers.

Romeo and Juliet (MacMillan)

Romeo and Juliet (MacMillan) is Kenneth MacMillan's three-act ballet to Prokofiev's Op. 64 score, premiered 9 February 1965 at Covent Garden by The Royal Ballet. Built on Lynn Seymour and Christopher Gable but opened by Fonteyn and Nureyev, it is the most widely performed Prokofiev ballet version.

Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)

Romeo and Juliet (Ромео и Джульетта), Prokofiev's Op. 64 ballet in three acts on Shakespeare's tragedy, composed 1935 with an original happy ending, premiered in Brno 1938 and at the Kirov in 1940 under Lavrovsky, with famous later choreographies by Cranko, MacMillan, and Nureyev.