Antium - Wikipedia Antium was an ancient coastal town in Latium, south of Rome An oppidum was founded by people of Latial culture (11th century BC or the beginning of the 1st millennium BC), [1] then it was the main stronghold of the Volsci people until it was conquered by the Romans
Antium History - Roamin The Empire Antium was governed by magistrates from Rome until 317 BCE, when the city gained its own magistrates During the Second Punic War, Antium received an exemption as a maritime colony from providing extra soldiers during Hannibal’s invasion of Italy
Antium | Oxford Classical Dictionary Extract Antium (mod Anzio), in *Latium It was occupied from at least the 8th cent bce by people with a material culture resembling that of Rome itself It was certainly Latin in the 6th cent bce (Dion Hal Ant Rom 1 72; Polyb 3 22), but shortly thereafter *Volsci captured it, and for 200 years Antium was apparently the principal
Antium — The New Mithraeum Tauroctony from Antium This marble relief depicting Mithras killing the bull, found at Porto d’Anzio in 1699 and now lost, is known from a engraving by del Torre
Neros port of Antium - Roman Ports Antium was also the birthplace of both Caligula and Nero who therefore gave the city special privileges Emperor Nero in particular not only enlarged and decorated his own palace in Antium, including a theater, but also established a colony of veterans of his own bodyguard, the Praetorian Guard
Antium - Madain Project (en) Ancient Antium, a coastal town, was an ancient Roman port city, situated south of the historic city of Roma Today the archaeological site of ancient Antium corresponds to modern day regions of Anzio and Nettuno
Antium - Wikiwand Antium was an ancient coastal town in Latium, south of Rome An oppidum was founded by people of Latial culture (11th century BC or the beginning of the 1st millennium BC), [1] then it was the main stronghold of the Volsci people until it was conquered by the Romans
Anzio - Wikipedia The symbol of Anzio is the goddess Fortuna, in reference to her veneration in the ancient Antium, [7] whose territory Anzio occupies a very important part; so that it retains the heritage of the ancient town in archaeological terms: the settlement of Antium, over the centuries, was certainly present in the area of modern Anzio (the Capo d'Anzio)
Antium, Shakespeare, and Imperial Palaces – Time Travel Rome Antium was a center point in the Roman wars with the Volsci, the backdrop to Shakespeare’s epic play Coriolanus The city later morphed from the center of strife to a luxurious resort and tourist town