Latium
Ancient Roman homeland
Latium is the ancient region of west-central Italy surrounding Rome, home to the Latin peoples whose language and culture would spread across the Roman Empire.
The region gave its name to Latin, the language of Rome.
Modern Lazio, the Italian region containing Rome, corresponds roughly to ancient Latium.
Ancient Latin city near Rome
- Tiber RiverWaterway bisecting Rome
- OstiaAncient Tiber mouth harbor
- ApenninesItalian mountain chain
- volcanic soilMineral-rich eruptite sediment
Romance-descended peoples
- EtruscansAncient Italian civilization
- plebeiansRoman lower classes
- patriciansHereditary ruling class
- indigenousOriginating in a region
Italy's capital city
- Seven HillsRome's famed elevations
- ForumNamed public gathering place
- republicState with elected leaders
- senateLegislative governing body
Trojan founder of Rome's lineage
- RomulusMythical founder of Rome
- RemusLegendary Roman fratricide victim
- SaturnRinged gas giant
- LaviniaRoman-origin female name
Janus · Lares · golden age · divine ancestry · Numa Pompilius · sacred groves
Act of unearthing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- potteryFired clay objects
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- settlementsEstablished communities or agreements
stratigraphy · tombs · villas · mosaics · amphorae · frescoes · inscriptions · necropolis
Alba Longa
Ancient Latin city near Rome
- Tiber RiverWaterway bisecting Rome
- OstiaAncient Tiber mouth harbor
- ApenninesItalian mountain chain
Latins
Romance-descended peoples
- EtruscansAncient Italian civilization
- plebeiansRoman lower classes
- patriciansHereditary ruling class
Rome
Italy's capital city
- Seven HillsRome's famed elevations
- ForumNamed public gathering place
- republicState with elected leaders
senate · citizenship · assimilation · conquest · founding
Aeneas
Trojan founder of Rome's lineage
Lavinia · Janus · Lares · golden age · divine ancestry · Numa Pompilius · sacred groves
excavation
Act of unearthing
settlements · stratigraphy · tombs · villas · mosaics · amphorae · frescoes · inscriptions · necropolis · Iron Age
- Latin AmericaRomance-speaking Western Hemisphere
- Latin musicSpanish-language popular genres
- Latin danceCaribbean ballroom style
- Pig LatinSyllable-shuffling word game
- Latin originFrom the Roman tongue
- Latin jazzFusion of bebop and Caribbean rhythms