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Tusculum
 | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (June 2021) |
Tusculo (in Italian) | |
 Archaeological park of Tusculum | |
  Shown within Italy | |
| Location | Frascati, Province of Rome, Lazio, Italy |
|---|---|
| Region | Latium |
| Coordinates | 41°47′54″N 12°42′39″E / 41.79833°N 12.71083°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Abandoned | 1191 AD |
| Periods | Ancient Roman to High Medieval |
Tusculum is a ruined Roman city in the Alban Hills, in the Latium region of Italy.[1] Tusculum was most famous in Roman times for the many great and luxurious patrician country villas sited close to the city, yet a comfortable distance from Rome, notably the villas of Cicero and Lucullus.[2]
- ^ Ellis Cornelia Knight (1805). Description of Latium: Or, La Campagna Di Roma. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme. pp. 163–.
- ^ The Villa and Tomb of Lucullus at Tusculum, George McCracken, American Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 46, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1942), pp. 325-340
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