CITY ANCIENT ROME can be summarized by two crossword solutions, CATO (4 letters) and ARA (3 letters). CATO is a reference to Marcus Porcius CATO, a Roman statesman and historian who lived in the 2nd century BC. ARA is a reference to Ara Pacis, a monument built in Rome in 13 BC to commemorate the peace established by Augustus. Both of these references are associated with Ancient Rome, a city that was founded in 753 BC and was the center of the Roman Empire for centuries.