Lavinium
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Lavinium was an ancient coastal city of Latium in central Italy, traditionally associated with the legendary landing of Aeneas and the early origins of Roman religious cults.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lavinium canonical | 6 |
| Sanctuary in Lavinium | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsBegan | 20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aeneas
ⓘ
Roman religion ⓘ
surface form:
Roman mythology
cult of Aeneas ⓘ cult of Vesta ⓘ cult of the Lares ⓘ cult of the Penates ⓘ early Roman religious cults ⓘ legendary landing of Aeneas ⓘ |
| connectedByRoad | Via Laurentina ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture | Latin ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 20 km south of Rome ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Archaic period
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Rome
|
| hadSanctuary |
hero shrine of Aeneas
ⓘ
sanctuary of the Thirteen Altars ⓘ |
| hadStructure | tumulus traditionally identified as the tomb of Aeneas ⓘ |
| hasRole |
foundation site in Roman foundation legends
ⓘ
important religious center for early Rome ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Latium
ⓘ
Central Italy ⓘ
surface form:
central Italy
coastal area of Latium ⓘ Metropolitan City of Rome Capital ⓘ
surface form:
metropolitan city of Rome
|
| locatedNear | Tyrrhenian Sea ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
ⓘ
Livy ⓘ Virgil ⓘ
surface form:
Vergil
|
| mentionedIn |
Virgil's Aeneid
ⓘ
surface form:
Aeneid
|
| modernArchaeologicalPark |
Parco del Litorale Romano
ⓘ
surface form:
Archaeological Area of Lavinium
|
| namedAfter | Lavinia ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Laurentum ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ager Laurens
ⓘ
legendary origins of Rome ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | Latin city ⓘ |
| proximityTo | modern Pratica di Mare ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation |
Penates of Troy
ⓘ
Trojan heritage of Rome ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
custodian of Rome’s ancestral cults
ⓘ
site of annual Roman state sacrifices ⓘ |
| religiousSignificanceFor | Roman state ⓘ |
| spouseOf | Aeneas ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age to Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| traditionalFounder | Aeneas ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sanctuary in Lavinium