Alba Longa
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: L. Quilici, S. Quilici Gigli
Creators: L. Quilici, S. Quilici Gigli
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes
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Dec 08, 2025 08:51 PM
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History
Alba Longa, located in the Alban Hills southeast of Rome, was the chief city and founder of the Latin League. Conflict with Rome caused Alba's destruction in the seventh century B.C. The legendary history of Romulus and Remus connects them to the royal lineage of the city. The ancient city is probably to be located at and around the site of modern Castel Gandolfo.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/422824
41.7444846, 12.6496787
- Associated Modern Locations:
- Less than certain: OSM Location of modern Castel Gandolfo (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 18170 (750 BC - 550 BC) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
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- Alba Longa (Latin, 750 BC - 550 BC)
- Ἄλβα λόγγα (Alba Longa: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
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- Less than certain: Castel Gandolfo (Italian, AD 1900 - AD 2099)
- Alba Longa located near Albanus L. (unspecified date range)
- Alba Longa located near Albanus M. (750 BC - 550 BC)
- Alba Longa member of Latin League (unspecified date range)
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settlement
- Evidence:
- See Further:
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- BAtlas 43 C3 Alba Longa?
- Grandazzi 2008
- New Pauly Alba Longa (H. Sonnabend)
- OCD Online Alba Longa (Edward Togo Salmon and T. W. Potter)
- Pasqualini 1996
- Quilici Gigli 1983
- RE Alba Longa (C. Hülsen)
- Smith 1854 (Perseus) ALBA LONGA
- ToposText Alba Longa (Italy)
- TrecEnc Alba Longa
- Wikipedia (English) Alba Longa
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 43 C3 Alba Longa?
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Castel Gandolfo
L. Quilici, S. Quilici Gigli, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, and Greta Hawes, 'Alba Longa: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/422824> [accessed: 12 February 2026]
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