Longula
Appearance
(Redirected from Longula (ancient Volscian Town))
- The monotypic mushroom genus Longula is now included in Agaricus; see Agaricus deserticola.
Longula was a town in ancient times in the territory of the Volsci in central Italy.[1] It was located south of Rome, and just north of the Volscian capital Antium.[2]
In 493 BC it was captured by a Roman army under the command of the consul Postumus Cominius Auruncus.[3][4]
In around 488 BC it was retaken by the Volsci.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Purcell, N., R. Talbert, S. Gillies, T. Elliott, J. Becker (April 2022). "Places: 438775 (Longula)". Pleiades. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Antonio Nibby (1837). Analisi storico-topografico-antiquaria della carta de'dintorni di Roma. pp. 748–.
- ^ Livy, Ab urbe condita, 2.33
- ^ Comitato per l'archeologia laziale. Incontro di studio (1983). Archeologia laziale. Consiglio nazionale delle ricerche.
- ^ Livy, Ab urbe condita, 2.39