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Roman towns and cities in Italy | HearLore
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Roman towns and cities in Italy
HerculaneumThe Greek hero Heracles founded the city according to Dionysius of Halicarnassus. Strabo claimed that Oscans established the first settlement instead.
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…