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Norba
41.5917° N, 12.9603° E
About
Norba, an ancient town of Latium (Adjectum), Italy. It is situated 1 mile northwest of the modern town of Norma, on the western edge of the Volscian Mountains or Monti Lepini. The town is perched above a precipitous cliff with a splendid view over the Pomptine Marshes below; the highest point stands to ca. 460 meters (over 1500 feet) above sea level.
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Recorded as extinct by Pliny
1st century AD
Caracupa necropolis usage
8th-7th century BC
Medieval Ninfa occupation
12th-13th centuries
Destruction in civil wars
end of 82 BC
Detention of Carthaginian hostages
199 BC
Established as Roman colony
492 BC
Latin League membership
499 BC
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