Info
-- Population: about 34,000 inhabitants
-- Zip/postal code: 00041 -- Phone Area Code: 06
History:
The town rose from a settlement established by emperor Domitianus, in the vicinity of the ancient Latin town of Alba Longa, the capital of the Latin peoples whose kings ruled over Latium for centuries until Rome, founded by the Alban princes Romulus and Remus, replaced Alba.
What to see:
The ruins of the ancient villa of Roman consul Pompey of the 1st century BC, at the entrance of the town coming from Rome.
Church of San Pietro, built in the 6th century on previous Roman spas, with marble elements re-used from Roman buildings; inside, frescoes of the 13th century and a painting by Gherardo delle Notti
the Porta Pretoria, the main door of the castra Albania, a large Roman camp built by emperor Sephimius Severus, on which the present town rose
Santa Maria della Rotonda, a church built an previous Roman villa, with a round plan covered by a dome, with 4 half-circular chapels.
the Cisternone, a huge water reservoir underground, completely excavated in the rock.
the Roman amphitheater on top of the town of the 3rd century AD
the Sepulchre of the Horatii and Curiatii: a huge monument along the via Appia, traditionally believed to mark the tombs of the legendary heroes.
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Region Lazio >
Province Roma: Albano Laziale
Albano Laziale