Alba Longa
Americannoun
noun
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Traditionally it is the site of Alba Longa, birthplace of Romulus' and Remus.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was always held to be the real founder of Rome because Romulus and Remus, the actual founders, were born in the city his son built, in Alba Longa.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Bestowing a kiss, the King of the Gods assured her that after sundry vicissitudes Aeneas would reach Italy, where in due time his son would found Alba Longa.
From The Book of the Epic by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
The last king of Alba Longa is Procas, whose usurping son Amulius drives his eldest brother Numitor from the throne.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 by Rudd, John
It may be that Bovillae took the place of Alba Longa as a local centre after the destruction of the latter by Rome, which would explain the deliberate choice of a strategically weak position.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various
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