Alba Longa
Americannoun
noun
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Traditionally it is the site of Alba Longa, birthplace of Romulus' and Remus.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was always held to be the real founder of Rome because Romulus and Remus, the actual founders, were born in the city his son built, in Alba Longa.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Numitor, a legendary king of Alba Longa, in Italy, and the grandfather of Romulus and Remus.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin
On finding this out, they collected an army, with which they drove away Amulius, and brought their grandfather back to Alba Longa.
From Young Folks' History of Rome by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
Without order, therefore, they come into the Alban territory committing depredations, and under the hill of Alba Longa, they encompass their camp with a rampart.
From The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livius, Titus
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