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
Sulla, leaving Ofella to blockade Praeneste, hastened to Rome, but there was no one on whom to take vengeance, for his foes had fled.
From The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History by A.H. Beesley
A second attempt to relieve Praeneste was now made from the south.
From The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History by A.H. Beesley
He threw himself between Rome and the enemy, and occupied a gorge through which they had to pass before they could get to Praeneste.
From The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History by A.H. Beesley
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