Alba Longa
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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
There are variations in this legend also; but, generally speaking, it runs as follows: The dynasty established by Aeneas at Alba Longa, came down to two brothers, Numitor and Amulius.
From Plutarch's Lives, Volume I by Stewart, Aubrey
First Romulus himself threw into it a little square of sod that he had brought from the courtyard of the house where he was born, on Alba Longa.
From The Childhood of Rome by Lamprey, Louise
The people of Alba Longa called together.The address of Numitor to the citizens.
From Romulus Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob
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