famous spqr on wall at capitoline museums, rome, italy

spqr symbol capitoline museums rome italy roman republic senate people ancient history civic identity political heritage cultural significance historic emblem latin inscriptions citizenship architectural feature art public monuments historical landmark values governance law emblematic representation military national pride artifacts iconic italian museum exhibits legacy decorative urban life preservation authority site structure collection iconography duty symbols decoration artistic expression civilization wall tourist attraction educational icon famous piazza del campidoglio initials phrase senatus populusque romanus means refers government official modern-day municipality italy romanus people republic rome