<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishJiji la Genoa lilikuwa kituo muhimu cha usafiri wa baharini katika Milki ya Roma, na baadaye lilitajwa kuwa mahali pa kuzaliwa kwa Christopher Columbus.  <response>: As an important maritime center for the Roman Empire, Genoa would later be put on the map of sea-faring annals forever as the birthplace of Christopher Columbus. 