Casinum, Latium

Most Recent Visit: July 2023 Located about 120 kilometers southeast of Rome at the foot of Monte Cassino, site of the famous battle of the Second World War, are the remains of the Roman settlement of Casinum. The settlement appears to have been founded by an Oscan group, perhaps the Sidicini, sometime prior to the…

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Norba, Latium

Located on a plateau atop the Monti Lepini (Volscian Mountains), an anti-Apennine mountain range overlooking the Agro Pontino (Pomptinus Ager in antiquity; the land of the Pontine Marshes), sits the ancient settlement of Norba. The settlement’s commanding presence over the Pomptinus Ager made it a particularly important location in the control of the area. The…

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Antium, Latium

Most Recent Visit: August 2015 Quick Info: Address: Museo Civico Archaeologico Via di Villa Adele, 2 00042 Anzio RM Villa Imperiale Neroniana Viale Fanciulla D’Anzio, 20 0042 Anzio RM Hours: 10:30-12:30, 16:00-18:00 (15:00-19:00 in July and August) Closed on Monday, Wednesday, Friday Admission: Free Located about 50 kilometers south/southeast of Rome, Antium is located at…

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