VolsciThe Volsci (UK: , US: , Latin:) were an Italic tribe, well known in the history of the first century of the Roman Republic. At the time they inhabited the partly hilly, partly marshy district of the south of Latium, bounded by the Aurunci and Samnites on the south, the Hernici on the east, and stretching roughly from Norba and Cora in the north to Antium in the south.
Ancient CarthagePhoenician city-state Carthage𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤟𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕Qart-ḥadaštc.
Pontine MarshesThe Pontine Marshes ( , US also ; Italian: Agro Pontino, formerly also Paludi Pontine; Latin: Pomptīnus Ager [sg.] by Titus Livius, Pomptīna Palūs [sg.] and Pomptīnae Palūdēs [pl.]
Latin LeagueToday part ofItalyThe Latin League (c. 8th century – 338 BC) was an ancient confederation of about 30 city-state and small settlements in the region of Latium near the ancient city of Rome, organized for mutual defense by the Italic people of the Latins. The term "Latin League" is one coined by modern historians with no precise Latin equivalent.
Polygonal masonryPolygonal masonry consists of stones that have five or more face angles, in contrast to ashlar blocks which have four rectangular ones. In Greece, Cyclopean masonry was the first type of polygonal masonry. To fit the stones properly to each other, masons would utilize strips of lead to form templates of the already laid blocks, which were then used to shape the to-be-adjoined ones.
Juno (mythology)Juno (English: ; Latin: Iūnō) is a goddess in the ancient Roman religion, the protector and special counsellor of the state. She equates to Hera, queen of the gods in Greek mythology and a goddess of marriage. A daughter of Saturn and Ops, she is the sister and wife of Jupiter and the mother of Mars, Vulcan, Bellona, Lucina and Juventas. Like Hera, her sacred animal is the peafowl. Her Etruscan counterpart is Uni, and she was said to also watch over the women of Rome.
SullaLucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (, Latin pronunciation:; 138–78 BC), commonly known as Sulla, was a Roman general and statesman of the late Roman Republic. He came to prominence for his military exploits and was the first general during the late republic to march on Rome and win a civil war. After purging his opponents, he assumed the dictatorship, sought to strengthen the republican system through constitutional reforms, and resigned his plenary powers after their enactment.
Pliny the ElderGaius Plinius Secundus (Como, 23 or 24 – Stabiae, 25 August 79), known in English as Pliny the Elder ( ), was a Roman author, naturalist, scientist, naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, procurator, and friend of the emperorVespasian. Pliny wrote the encyclopedicNaturalis Historia (Natural History), a thirty-seven-volume work covering a vast array of topics on human knowledge and the natural world, which became an editorial model for encyclopedias.
LatiumLatium ( , US also ; Latin:) is the region of central western Italy in which the city of Rome was founded, the capital city of the Roman Empire. The wide (Latin: latus), flat region lends its name to Latin. DefinitionLatium was originally a small triangle of fertile, volcanic soil (Old Latium) on which resided the tribe of the Latins or Latians.
Colonia (Roman)A Roman colonia (pl.: coloniae) was originally a settlement of Roman citizens, establishing a Roman outpost in federated or conquered territory, for the purpose of securing it. Eventually, however, the term came to denote the highest status of a Roman city. It is also the origin of the modern term "colony". CharacteristicsUnder the Roman Republic, which had no standing army, their own citizens were planted in conquered towns as a kind of garrison.
ItalyItaly, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. It consists of a peninsula, which extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares land borders with France to the west; Switzerland and Austria to the north; Slovenia to the east; and the two enclaves of Vatican City and San Marino.
Monti LepiniThe Monti Lepini (Italian: Lepini mountains) are a mountain range which belongs to the Anti-Apennines of the Lazio region of central Italy, between the two provinces of Latina and Rome. The range borders to the north with the Colli Albani, to the south-east with the Amaseno Valley, to the south with the Monti Ausoni and to the west with the Pontinian Plain. The highest peak is the Monte Semprevisa (1,536 m).
Norma, LazioNorma is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Latina in the Italian region Lazio, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Rome and about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Latina in the Monti Lepini range. Its territory houses the Gardens of Ninfa. A summer camp was once held there.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.