Valle Latina
geographical and historical region in Italy
Valle Latina (English: "Latin Valley") is an Italian geographical and historical region that extends from the south of Rome to Cassino, corresponding to the eastern area of ancient Roman Latium.
The valley's principal cities are Frosinone, Cassino, Sora, Grottaferrata, Anagni, and Alatri.
History
Ancient
According to the tradition, in 496 BC the Romans defeated their Latin rivals in the Battle of Lake Regillus and imposed their dominion over the Latium vetus, corresponding in part to the northern area of the current Latin Valley. In the following centuries, the center and south of the Valley was the heart of Latin colonization in Roman times. Unlike the coastal areas where small Roman colonies were founded, the inland areas saw the creation of diverse and densely populated Latin colonies. The Latins and Romans mixed with the pre-existing Osco-Umbrian-speaking populations, in particular the Hernici, with their capital Anagni, and the Volsci in Frosinone and in the Liri Valley. Further south, the Oscan city of Casinum (Cassino) had been conquered by Volsci, Samnites and finally Romans. Within its territory (ager casinas) the Romans founded the colony of Interamna Lirenas. Other important Latin colonies in the region were Sora and Fregellae. The Latin-Roman colonization coincided with the creation of the Latium adiectum and the Via Latina.
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