What is "the eternal city"

Eternal \E*ter"nal\, a. [F. ['e]ternel, L. aeternalis, fr. aeternus. See Etern.]

1. Without beginning or end of existence; always existing.

   The eternal God is thy refuge.
   --Deut. xxxiii. 27.

   To know wether there were any real being, whose duration has been eternal.
   --Locke.

2. Without end of existence or duration; everlasting; endless; immortal.

   That they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
   --2 Tim. ii. 10.

3. Continued without intermission; perpetual; ceaseless; constant.

   And fires eternal in thy temple shine.
   --Dryden.

4. Existing at all times without change; immutable.

   Hobbes believed the eternal truths which he opposed.
   --Dryden.

   What are the eternal objects of poetry among all nations, and at all times?
   --M. Arnold.

5. Exceedingly great or bad; -- used as a strong intensive. ``Some eternal villain.''

   The Eternal City, an appellation of Rome.

   Syn: Everlasting; endless; infinite; ceaseless; perpetual; interminable. See Everlasting.

The Eternal City is a nickname famously referring to the city of Rome.

The Eternal City may also refer to:

• The city of Kyoto, Japan, specifically the historical Heian-kyō, dubbed Yorozuyo no Miya ("The Eternal City").
• The Eternal City, a 1901 novel by Hall Caine
• The Eternal City (1915 film), a film based on the 1901 novel
• The Eternal City (1923 film), 1923 lost film directed by George Fitzmaurice based on the novel
• The Eternal City (2008 film), a 2008 film
• The Eternal City, an online text-based roleplaying game from Worlds-Apart Productions (now SOE-Denver) and hosted by Skotos, Inc
• The Eternal City, a 2009 comic by Sergio Carrera published by Robot Comics

The Eternal City was a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Hugh Ford and Edwin S. Porter, produced by Adolph Zukor and based upon the novel and play of the same name by Hall Caine. The film was released through Paramount Pictures for the Famous Players Film Company, and is based on the 1902 Broadway play that starred Viola Allen and Frederic De Belleville. The film is now considered lost.

The movie, which starred Pauline Frederick in her debut film role, was remade as in 1923, directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Barbara La Marr, Bert Lytell, and Lionel Barrymore.

The Eternal City (1923) is a silent film directed by George Fitzmaurice, from a script by Ouida Bergère based on a Hall Caine novel, starring Barbara La Marr, Lionel Barrymore and Bert Lytell.

The film was produced by Samuel Goldwyn Productions, distributed by Associated First National, and was a remake of The Eternal City (1915) starring Pauline Frederick. This film is the second filming of the 1902 play starring Viola Allen which was also based on Caine's novel.

George Fitzmaurice filmed King Victor Emmanuel III and his prime minister, Benito Mussolini, reviewing Italian troops. This motion picture is now a lost film.

Eternal City is a 2008 USA romantic comedy film, directed by Jason Goodman.