Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D.

t is 720 miles long from the Alps to its southern extremity, and 330 miles broad in its widest part, i.e. from the Little

swept down in their invasions of the country. The Apennines, which are a continuation of the Alps, extend through the whole of the peninsula. Starting in the Maritime Alps, they extend easterly towards the Adriatic coast, an

(Gaul this side of the Alps), and corresponds in general to modern Lombardy. The little river Athesis, north of the Padus, flows in

is district on the coast were Genua and Nicaea. The district north of the Athesis, between the Alps and the Adriatic,

ed battle-field. South of this river were Augusta Taurinórum (Turin), Placentia, Parma, Mutina, and Ravenna. The Rubicon, a little stream flowing i

ar down as Apulia and Lucania. In this division are the rivers Tiber, Arnus, Liris, and Volturnus, wh

he Tyrrhenian Sea. North of it on the same coast was ETRURIA, and to the s

about the same distance southeast was Alba Longa. Nearly the same distance directly south of Rome, on the coast, was Lavinium, and east-northeast of Rome was Tibu

iménus. In Campania were Capua, Neapolis (Naples), Cumae, Baiae, a watering place, Herculaneum, Pompeii,

e interior were Sentinum and Camerínum. The river Metaurus

a. In Samnium were C

CALABRIA on the Adriatic, LUCANIA

only stream is the Aufidus, on the bank of which at Cannae was fou

a) were the cities of

reeks. Among them were Heracléa, Metapontum, Sybaris, and Thu

ACRIA (with three promontories). The island contained many important cities, most of which were of Greek origin. Among these were Syracuse, Agrigentu

ween Corsica and the mainland. IGILIUM is off Etruria; CAPREAE is in the Bay of Naples; ST