Lanuvium
Sign in to saveLanuvium, modern Lanuvio, is an ancient city of Latium vetus, some southeast of Rome, a little southwest of the Via Appia.
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- Lanuvium
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Lanuvio
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- Map of comune of Lanuvio (province of Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
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- Map of comune of Lanuvio within Lazio
- Ancient site.location
- Comune di Lanuvio
- Ancient site.region
- Lazio
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- Settlement
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- Roman Republic Roman Empire
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- Ancient Rome
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Lanuvium, modern Lanuvio, is an ancient city of Latium vetus, some southeast of Rome, a little southwest of the Via Appia.
Situated on an isolated hill projecting south from the main mass of the Alban Hills, Lanuvium commanded an extensive view over the low country between it and the sea.