INFORMATION
The River Tiber (Italian Tevere), the third-longest river in Italy at 406 km (252 miles) after the Po and the Adige: it flows through Rome in its course from Mount Fumaiolo to the Tyrrhenian sea , which it reaches in two branches that cross the suburbs of Ostia -Isola Sacra (south) and Fiumicino (north). The Tiber drains a basin estimated at 18,000 km² (6845 square miles).

A MUSEUM UNDER THE SAND OF THE TIBER RIVER
At the end of 19th century, when the walls to protect the Tiber river docks were built, the workers discovered golden coins of different ages. We can surely consider the Tiber a real container of archaological objects that documents still today the daily life of the fishermen and the economy as well as the naval technology.

Name and legends
It is probable that the name Tiber is pre-Latin, like the Roman name of Tibur (modern Tivoli). It may be Etruscan or Celtic in origin, possibly tracing to the Celtic root-word dubr, "water".

History
The city of Rome was founded on the banks of the Tiber about 25 km (16 miles) from the sea at Ostia. The island Isola Teverina in the center of Rome, between Trastevere and the ancient center, was the site of an important ancient ford and was later bridged. Legend says Rome's founders, the twin brothers Romulus and Remus, were abandoned on its waters, where they were rescued by a she-wolf.
The river marked the boundary between the lands of the Etruscans to the west, the Sabines to the east and the Latins to the south. Benito Mussolini, born in Romagna, adjusted the boundary between Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, so that the springs of the Tiber would lie in Romagna. Mussolini placed an antique Roman column at the point where the river arises, inscribed QUI NASCE IL TEVERE SACRO AI DESTINI DI ROMA ("Here is born the Tiber, sacred to the destinies of Rome").