Palestrina
Sign in to savePalestrina (ancient Praeneste; , Praínestos) is a modern Italian city and comune (municipality) with a population of about 22,000, in Lazio, about east of Rome. It is connected to the latter by the Via Prenestina. It is built upon the ruins of the ancient city of Praeneste.
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Palestrina is a modern Italian city of about 22,000 people located in the Lazio region east of Rome, connected to the capital by an ancient road called the Via Prenestina. The city is notable for being built directly on top of the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Praeneste, making it an important site for understanding Roman history and urban development.
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Article
24 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Ancient Praeneste
- Roman gentes with origins in Praeneste
- Latin League
- Latin wars
- Republican Rome
- The Empire
- Medieval history
- Barberini Family
- Modern history
- Description of Praeneste
- Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia
- Forum and Basilica
- Lower terraces
- City walls
- Water Supply
- Other sights
- Famous residents
- In popular culture
- Twin towns
- See also
- References and sources
- External links
Palestrina (ancient Praeneste; , Praínestos) is a modern Italian city and comune (municipality) with a population of about 22,000, in Lazio, about east of Rome. It is connected to the latter by the Via Prenestina. It is built upon the ruins of the ancient city of Praeneste.
Palestrina is the birthplace of composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.