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Alba Longa - LoveToKnow 1911 (422 words) |
 | It was, according to tradition, founded by Ascanius, and was the oldest of all Latin cities - the mother indeed of Rome, by which, however, it was destroyed, it is said under Tullus Hostilius. |
| Confirmation of this may be found in Cicero's description (Pro Milone, 85) of the destruction of the shrines and sacred groves of Alba by the construction of Clodius's villa, in the local application of the adjective Albanus, and in the position of Castel Gandolfo itself, which exactly suits Livy's description. |
| The lapis Albanus is a green grey volcanic stone with fl and white grains in it (hence the modern name, peperino), much used for building material. |
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