Latium

American

[ley-shee-uhm] / ˈleɪ ʃi əm /

noun

a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.

Latium British

/ ˈleɪʃɪəm /

noun

Italian name: Lazio. an ancient territory in W central Italy, in modern Lazio, on the Tyrrhenian Sea: inhabited by the Latin people from the 10th century _bc until dominated by Rome (4th century _bc )

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Rome was located on a coastal plain known as Latium.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

It will operate In humble country, eat the humble bread Of that sad Italy where Trojans fought Our local tribes: the Latium beachhead.

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2013

There among symbolic oak trees was the Temple of Diana, richest in Latium.

From Time Magazine Archive

Here are the Arsoli springs, the most abundant in all Latium.

From Time Magazine Archive

This news reached Latium just after Turnus had arrived.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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