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Tusculum
41.7983° N, 12.7108° E
About
Tusculum is a ruined Roman city in the Alban Hills, in the Latium region of Italy. Tusculum was most famous in Roman times for the many great and luxurious patrician country villas sited close to the city, yet a comfortable distance from Rome (notably the villas of Cicero and Lucullus).
Historical Timeline
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Expulsion of Tarquinius Superbus
509 BCE
Battle of Lake Regillus
498 BCE
Appius Herdonius revolt
460 BCE
Aequi attack and recovery
458 BCE
Municipium status granted
381 BCE
Alliance with the Samnites
323 BCE
Sulla's civil war and colonia status
82 BCE
Cicero's mention of Tusculum
54 BCE
Cicero writes at his villa
45 BCE
City walls construction
5th–4th centuries BCE
Early Latin burials
8th–7th centuries BCE
Destruction of Tusculum
17 April 1191
Bronze tablet inscription
406 CE
Counts of Tusculum prominence
10th century
Death of Theophylact I
924
Roman rebellion led by Gregory I
1001
Notable medieval visitors
1046
Royal and papal visits
1149
Imperial visit
1155
Battle of Monte Porzio and aftermath
1167
First modern excavations
1806
Archaeological Features
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Defensive Structures
Water Management Features
Public and Civic Structures
Burial and Funerary Structures
Religious and Ritual Structures
Artistic and Decorative Features
Agricultural and Land Use Features
Domestic and Habitation Structures
Transportation and Communication Structures
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