Praeneste

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Praeneste was an ancient Italian city in Latium, famed for its monumental sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia and its strategic position overlooking the Roman Campagna.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Praeneste canonical 3
Colonia Praenestina 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
settlement in Latium
alliedWith other Latin cities
conflictedWith Rome
conqueredBy Roman Republic
controlsViewOf route between Rome and southern Italy
countryToday Italy
culture Latin
distanceFrom Rome
elevationFeature hilltop location
famousFor sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia
strategic position
hasArchaeologicalFind Praeneste fibula
inscriptions
mosaics
hasArchaeologicalSite city walls
forum area
remains of sanctuary terraces
hasMonument city fortifications
forum terrace
theatre near sanctuary
hasMuseum Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Palestrina
hasSanctuary Fortuna Primigenia
integratedInto Roman state
knownFor oracle of Fortuna Primigenia
terraced sanctuary complex
languageUsed Latin
laterName Praeneste self-linksurface differs
surface form: Colonia Praenestina
locatedIn Italian Peninsula
Latium
ancient Italy
mentionedBy Cicero
Livy
Strabo
modernNameDerivedAs Palestrina
modernSite Palestrina
overlooks Roman Campagna
partOf Latin League
provinceToday Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
regionType hill town
religionPracticed Roman religion
local Italic cults
religiousCenterFor Fortuna Primigenia cult
romanName Praeneste self-link
strategicRole control of routes across Latium
military stronghold
timePeriod Roman Empire
surface form: Imperial Rome

Roman Republic
surface form: Republican Rome

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Latium contains Praeneste
Praeneste romanName Praeneste self-link
Praeneste laterName Praeneste self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Colonia Praenestina
Old Latium majorCity Praeneste