Lavinium was a city founded by Aeneas, who named it after his wife Lavinia, daughter of Latinus and Amata. It is possible that this city was Virgil's Laurentum, which didn't exist historically, and Laurentum was the original name for Lavinium and Aeneas possibly renamed it to Lavinium.
The town was separated from Ardea by a small stream called Numicus.
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The city of Latinus, king of Latium. It is not certain if this city actually existed, or if this city was another name for Lavinium . It was probably located not far from Ardea , the Rutalian city. According to the Aeneid, the temple of Janus had ...
Ancient Latium corresponded to the geographical region of Lazio. The tribe of Italic people living in this area spoke the language of Latin, which included those living in the city of Rome . However, in classical mythology, Rome was not originally...
The capital of the Rutali people or the Rutalians, and home of Turnus . Ardea was a city on the Latin coast. According to the Aeneid, Turnus led the Rutalians into war because Latinus favoured Aeneas as his son-in-law. Turnus was originally betrot...
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Turnus was the king of Rutulia and an enemy of Aeneas . Turnus was either the son of Pilumnus and Danae , who was the daughter of Acrisius , or he was the son of King Daunus of Rutulia and Venilia. Turnus was also the brother of Juturna , the godd...
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The Aeneid was written by a Rome's greatest poet named Virgil or Vergil (full name was Publius Vergilius Maro) and lived in 70-19 BC. Although Virgil wrote a couple of other works, it was the Aeneid which brought him fame after his death, during t...
Alba Longa Romulus and Remus Alternative Accounts of the Foundation Alba Longa Aeneas founded a new city called Lavinium or the hero renamed the city of Lauretum to Lavinium, after his new wife. Aeneas and Lavinia had a son named Silvius. His reig...
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