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Former populated places in Italy
HerculaneumThe Greek hero Heracles founded the city according to Dionysius of Halicarnassus. Strabo claimed that Oscans established the first settlement instead.
PompeiiThe first stable settlements on the site date to the 8th century BC when the Oscans, a population of central Italy, founded five villages in the area.
Ostia AnticaThe name Ostia derives from the Latin word for mouth, marking the spot where the Tiber River meets the sea. Legend places its founding in the 7th century BC…
Alba LongaCastel Gandolfo sits on a long, sunlit ridge overlooking Lake Albano. This location represents the most likely site of ancient Alba Longa according to modern…