Alba Longa
Pre-Roman Latin city
Alba Longa was an ancient Latin city in central Italy, traditionally regarded as the mother city of Rome.
According to Roman legend, Aeneas's son Ascanius founded it, and it remained the dominant power in Latium until Rome destroyed it around the 7th century BCE.
The city figures prominently in Rome's origin mythology, including the story of Romulus and Remus.
Trojan founder of Rome's lineage
- RomulusMythical founder of Rome
- RemusLegendary Roman fratricide victim
- LaviniaRoman-origin female name
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
she-wolf · twins · prophecy · divine ancestry
Rome's ancestral territory
Creating an organization originally
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- originStarting point or source
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
inception · genesis · birthplace · predecessor · ancestry · lineage · heritage · metropolis
Decayed structural remains
- excavationAct of unearthing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
- siteDesignated location
remains · necropolis · tombs · pottery · burial grounds · ancient walls · foundations · Iron Age
Aeneas
Trojan founder of Rome's lineage
- RomulusMythical founder of Rome
- RemusLegendary Roman fratricide victim
- LaviniaRoman-origin female name
augury · she-wolf · twins · prophecy · divine ancestry
Latium
Rome's ancestral territory
founding
Creating an organization originally
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- originStarting point or source
establishment · inception · genesis · birthplace · predecessor · ancestry · lineage · heritage · metropolis · colonization
ruins
Decayed structural remains
- excavationAct of unearthing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
site · remains · necropolis · tombs · pottery · burial grounds · ancient walls · foundations · Iron Age · lost city
- Ancient RomeRome, Julius Caesar, Caesar, gladiator, gladiators
- Early RomeRomulus, Remus, founding of Rome, founding myth, she-wolf
- Ancient LatiumLatins, Romans, Latium, Latin language, Romulus
- Romulus legendRemus, wolf, twins, Tiber River, Mars
Alba LongaRome
Italy's capital city
Roma · Roman Republic · Roman Empire · Troy