Historical place profile
Alba Longa
Alba Longa, located in the Alban Hills southeast of Rome, was the chief city and founder of the Latin League. Conflict with Rome caused Alba's destruction in the seventh century B.C. The legendary history of Romulus and Remus connects them to the royal lineage of the city. The ancient city is probably to be located at and around the site of modern Castel Gandolfo.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:422824
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:422824
- Place type
- settlement
- Coordinates
- 41.744485, 12.649679
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
Alba Longa, located in the Alban Hills southeast of Rome, was the chief city and founder of the Latin League. Conflict with Rome caused Alba's destruction in the seventh century B.C. The legendary history of Romulus and Remus connects them to the royal lineage of the city. The ancient city is probably to be located at and around the site of modern Castel Gandolfo.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 43 C3 Alba Longa?
Source and reuse
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