Alba Longa

American  

[al-buh lawng-guh, long-] / ˈæl bə ˈlɔŋ gə, ˈlɒŋ- /

noun

1. a city of ancient Latium, SE of Rome: legendary birthplace of Romulus and Remus.

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Alba Longa British  

/ ˈælbə ˈlɒŋɡə /

noun

1. a city of ancient Latium, southeast of modern Rome: the legendary birthplace of Romulus and Remus

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Example Sentences

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 Literature

Son of Æneas; founder of Alba Longa, 377.

From Project Gutenberg

During the war between Rome and Alba Longa it was agreed that the issue should depend on a combat between the two families.

From Project Gutenberg

It has been said, not untruly, of Ireland that she 'can boast of ancient legends rivalling in beauty and dignity the tales of Attica and Argolis; she has an early history whose web of blended myth and reality is as richly coloured as the record of the rulers of Alba Longa and the story of the Seven Kings.'

From Project Gutenberg

The first son of the Britons, "Brutus," was, according to Galfred, great-grandson of �neas, and migrated from Alba Longa to Ireland.

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