Praeneste
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Italy's Ministry of Culture has designated the area as an archaeological park, now managed as part of the Musei e Parchi Archeologici di Praeneste e Gabii.
From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2025
Praeneste, often mentioned by the classical writers, was an ancient religious center 23 miles east of Rome in the Sabine hills.
From Time Magazine Archive
The whole territory of Praeneste and Norba in Latium, and Spoletium in Umbria was confiscated.
From Public Lands and Agrarian Laws of the Roman Republic by Stephenson, Andrew
He lived partly at Rome, partly at his Sabine farm, varying his residence occasionally by visits to Tibur, Praeneste or Baiae.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
‘As Hannibal had tried to relieve the closely pressed Capua by a direct attack on Rome, Pontius Telesinus thought to draw off the besieging army from Praeneste by threatening the Capital.’
From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund
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