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Carsulae was an Ancient Roman town, in what is now Umbria, Italy. Ancient Rome was a civilization that existed in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East between 753 BC and its downfall in AD 476. ... Umbria is a mountainous region of central Italy, in the valley of the river Tiber. ...


Carsulae was an ancient Roman stopping place on the Via Flamina; the main road going north through Italy out of Ancient Rome. City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1... Ancient Rome was a civilization that existed in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East between 753 BC and its downfall in AD 476. ...


Today the ruins remain of an ampitheatre, temple, forum, basilica (an Ancient Roman law court), theatre, tomb, school and many smaller houses. The name amphitheatre (alternatively amphitheater) is given to a public building of the Classical period (being particularly associated with ancient Rome) which was used for spectator sports, games and displays. ...


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Italian Visits - All about Italy - The Roman Ruins of Carsulae (1014 words)
Carsulae - The Ruins of a Roman Municipium
Carsulae, now one of the most important archaeological ruins in Italy, probably had its origins as a rest stop and watering place for travelers, traders and soldiers, but most historians fix the town's official founding to about 300 BC.
During its "golden age" Carsulae, supported by agricultural activity in the surrounding area, was prosperous and wealthy.
Carsulae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (919 words)
Carsulae is an archaeological site in Umbria, central Italy, now one of the most important archaeological ruins in Italy.
Carsulae's growth into a major town only took place, however, with the building of the ancient Roman road, the via Flaminia, in 220-219-BC.
In due course, during the age of Emperor Augustus, Carsulae became a Roman municipium.
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