When in Rome: The Eternal City takes a step back in time as it celebrates 2,766th birthday
- Each year the streets of the capital become a stage for troupes of actors
- Romans join in re-enactments of ancient Rome as it was in 753 BC
- Natale di Roma festival held in Rome's 'birth place' amid seven hills

Hundreds of actors, dressed as centurions, goddesses and politicians, took part in the elaborate spectacle