Italy
There are 1098 items in Italy:
Justinian I |
Lacus Curtius
Lacus Curtius ("lake of Curtius"): small pool on the Roman Forum, venerated by the Romans, even when they did no longer remember why it was a holy place. For the website LacusCurtius, go here. …Lake Trasimene (217 BCE)
Battle of the Trasimene Lake (217 BCE): important Roman defeat during the war against Hannibal, the Second Punic War.The Trasimene Lake or, as it is called today, Lago Trasimeno, is one of the large volcanic lakes in Central Italy. It…
Lake Trasimene, Battlefield, seen from the northeast |
Lake Trasimene, Panorama of the battlefield, seen from the north |
Lamachus
Lamachus (†414 BCE): important Athenian commander during the Archidamian War and the Sicilian Expedition. Portait of an unknown Athenian general The first…
Langobard fibula with bird motifs |
Langobards (Lombards)
Langobards or Lombards: Germanic tribe, originally living along the river Elbe but later creating a kingdom in northern Italy.Langobards on the Elbe …Latium
Latium: regio to the southeast of Rome. Albanus Mons Latium is bordered by the Tyrrhenian Sea in the southwest, by Etruria in…
Laurentinum, Map of Pliny's estate |
Laurentinum, Model of Pliny's estate |
Ruins near Castelfusano, believed to be Pliny's country estate Laurentinum |