The book "Rome in the memory and imagination of the Middle Ages. Volume I" by the famous Italian historian Arturo Graf is the result of deep research and study of popular ideas about the ancient city of Rome in the Middle Ages. The author investigates how Rome and its legends lived in the minds of medieval people, how they perceived this city with its greatness and history. The book examines various aspects of the perception of Rome, from legends and myths to historical facts and the influence of antiquity on medieval thinking. Revealing all the multifacetedness and depth of the interaction between the past and the present, this book is a valuable source for understanding cultural processes in the European Middle Ages.