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Pompeii
Pompeii (; ) was a city in what is now the municipality of Pompei, near Naples, in the Campania region of Italy. Along with Herculaneum, Stabiae, and many surrounding villas, it was buried under of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Tusculum
Tusculum was an ancient Roman city in the Alban Hills, in the Latium region of Italy. Tusculum was most famous in Roman times for the many great and luxurious patrician country villas sited close to the city, yet a comfortable distance from Rome, notably the villas of Cicero and Lucullus.
Gabii
thumb|Ancient Latium. Gabii is directly east of Roma, south of Collatia. thumb|Altar of the Twelve Gods from Gabii, dated to 1st century AD (Louvre, [[Paris).]]
Suessa Pometia
Town in Latium (modern Italy) that existed until c. 495 BC
Politorium
Politorium was a town in ancient Latium, Italy.
Corniculum
ancient Latin town
Interamna Lirenas
Italian archaeological site
Apiolae
Apiolae (also Appiolae) () was a town in ancient Latium, Italy belonging to the Sabines.
Ficana
Ficana was an ancient city of Latium, which figures in Roman history only on the occasion of its conquest by Ancus Marcius, who is said to have moved the inhabitants to Rome, and destroyed the city itself. (Livy i. 33; Dionys. iii. 38, where the editions have Fidenae, but there is little doubt that the event referred to is the same related by Livy.) It is certain that it was never repeopled: its name is found in Pliny's list of the extinct cities of Latium (iii. 5. s. 9), and is noticed also by Festus (v. Puilia Saxa) as a place no longer in existence. The latter passage, however, affords us a
Medullia
Medullia was a town in ancient Latium, Italy.
Ficulea
an ancient town of Latium located on the Via Nomentana and part of the Latin League
Bolae
Bolae or Bola was an ancient city of Latium that was repeatedly mentioned in the early history of Rome. It was likely located in the territory of the modern town of Labico.