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:''For the football club, see
S.S. Lazio''
{{Infobox_RegionIT |
name = Lazio |
fullname = Regione Lazio |
isocode = |
capital =
Rome |
governor = Piero Marrazzo
(''
The Union (political coalition) The Union'') |
zone =
Central Italy |
province =
Province of Frosinone FrosinoneProvince of Latina LatinaProvince of Rieti RietiProvince of Rome RomeProvince of Viterbo Viterbo |
municipality = 377 |
arearank = 9th |
area = 17,208 |
areapercent = 5.7 |
population_as_of = 2003 est. |
populationrank = 3rd |
population = 5,145,805 |
populationpercent = 9.0 |
populationdensity = 299 |
coatofarms =
Image:Latium.png 220px |
map =
Image:Italy Regions Latium 220px.png |
}}
'''Latium''' ('''Lazio''' in Italian) is a region of central
Italy, bordered by
Tuscany,
Umbria,
Abruzzo,
Molise,
Campania and the
Tyrrhenian Sea.
It comprises 5 provinces:
Rome,
Viterbo,
Latina,
Province of Frosinone Frosinone, and
Rieti. Regional capital is
Rome. Current President of the Region is
Piero Marrazzo (center-left, elected 2005).
Etymology
The name of the region also survives in the tribal designation of the ancient population of
Latins, from whom the
Ancient Rome Romans originated.
In
Roman mythology, the shadowy king
Latinus allegedly gave his name to the region.
Modern linguists postulate origins in a
Proto-Indo-European language (PIE) root ''*stela-'' (to spread, extend), expressing the idea of "flat land" (in contrast to the local
Sabine high country). But the name may originate from an earlier, non Indo-European one. See the [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=latium&searchmode=none Online Etymological Dictionary].
Since Latium is respected more as a designation for ancient Rome, it is not used as a label on maps or globes.
History
The Latins founded a group of small settlements that united against the
Etruscans and
Samnites, and which came under
Ancient Rome Roman dominance in
338 BC. Rome granted all Latins Roman citizenship after the
Social War in
90 BC.
Latium has great importance for
history,
art,
architecture,
archaeology,
religion, and
culture in general. The immense patrimony of the city of Rome forms only a part of the treasures spread over the hundreds of towns, villages, abbeys, churches, monuments, and other sites of the region.
Notable cities
*'''
Rome''' (Roma) (pop. 2,546,807), capital city of the region, and of the country
*
Anzio, birthplace of Nero, site of Allied landings in World War II
*
Cassino, Italy Cassino, site of famous monastery and fierce World War II battle
*
Castel Gandolfo, summer residence of the Pope
*
Cerveteri, site of one of the two best preserved Etruscan necropoli in Italy
*
Civitavecchia, the region's principal port
*
Frascati city of the wine, well known in central-western Europe
*
Frosinone (pop. 45,128), capital city of the Frosinone province (pop. 477,950)
*
Latina (pop. 108,711), capital city of the Latina province (pop. 489,599)
*
Nettuno, site of Allied landings in the Second World War, site of the American Cemetery and Memorial, site of Saint Maria Goretti's Shrine
*
Ostia, the ancient Roman port of Rome
*
Rieti (pop. 41,394), capital city of the Rieti province (pop. 151,000)
*
Tarquinia, site of the other of the two best preserved Etruscan necropoli in Italy
*
Tivoli, Italy Tivoli, site of Hadrian's Villa
*
Viterbo (pop. 60,387), capital city of the Viterbo province (pop. 285,254)
External links
-
Official Site of the Regione Lazio (in Italian)
-
Map of Lazio
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|align=center style="background: #CCCCFF"| Europe .html">Italia _'''Latium''' (''Lazio'')
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|align="center" style="font-size: 100%; " colspan="2"| Province of Frosinone Frosinone | Province of Latina Latina | Province of Rieti Rieti | Province of Rome Rome (''Roma'') | Province of Viterbo Viterbo
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