Aricia
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Aricia was an ancient town in the Alban Hills of Latium, historically significant as a cult center of Diana and a key stop on the Via Appia near Rome.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aricia canonical | 5 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient town
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Diana
ⓘ
surface form:
Diana Nemorensis
|
| country |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| cultCenterOf | Diana ⓘ |
| culture | Latin culture ⓘ |
| distanceFromRome |
about 16 miles
ⓘ
about 26 kilometers ⓘ |
| economy | way-station services for travelers on the Via Appia ⓘ |
| famousFor |
Sanctuary of Diana Nemorensis
ⓘ
surface form:
sanctuary of Diana Nemorensis
|
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
Roman structures and tombs
ⓘ
Sanctuary of Diana Nemorensis ⓘ
surface form:
sanctuary of Diana at Nemi
sections of the Via Appia ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Latium
ⓘ
surface form:
Latium Vetus
|
| inhabitants | Latins ⓘ |
| languageInAntiquity | Latin ⓘ |
| laterName | Ariccia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alban Hills
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Latium ⓘ Italia (Roman province) ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Italy
|
| locatedNear |
Lake Nemi
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Livy
ⓘ
Ovid ⓘ Strabo ⓘ Virgil ⓘ |
| modernMunicipality | Ariccia ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Alban Lake region ⓘ |
| onRoute | Via Appia ⓘ |
| partOf | Latin League ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
Latin city
ⓘ
municipium under Rome ⓘ |
| presentLocation |
Ariccia
ⓘ
Lazio ⓘ Metropolitan City of Rome Capital ⓘ |
| region | Alban Hills ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
major cult center of Diana for Latium
ⓘ
site of the priesthood of the Rex Nemorensis ⓘ |
| significance |
important station on the Via Appia
ⓘ
key stop on the road from Rome to southern Italy ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of traffic on the Via Appia ⓘ |
| terrain | volcanic hills ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
ancient Roman period
ⓘ
pre-Roman Latin period ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.