🏛️ Rome-Tusculum
Hilltop Roman settlement with republican-era remains
📌 Fast Facts
- Located 25 km southeast of Rome in the Castelli Romani hills
- Founded as an independent Latin city in the 6th century BCE; federated with Rome by 381 BCE
- Elevation approximately 620 metres above sea level
- Remains include a theatre, aristocratic houses, and a porticoed street from the Republican and Imperial periods
Rome-Tusculum occupies a fortified hilltop site in Lazio that served as a prosperous Roman settlement from the 6th ...