Alba
Frieze-Dennison Vergil
- The mother city of Rome, built by Ascanius, the son of Aeneas, upon the broad, rocky margin which lies between the Alban Lake and Mons Albanus; destroyed by Tullus Hostilius, the third king of Rome, and never rebuilt, Enn. Ann. 1, 34, 88; Verg. A. 1, 277; 8, 48; Liv. 1, 27-30; cf. Nieb. Rom. Hist. 1, 220 sq.; Müll. Roms Camp. 2, 97 sq.—
- II The name of several other towns.
- A Alba Fucentĭa, or absol. Alba, a town north-west of Lacus Fucinus, on the borders of the Marsi, now Colle di Albe, Caes. B. C. 1, 15; Cic. Att. 9, 6; Pomp. ap. Cic. Att. 8 post. ep. 12; Plin. 3, 12, 17, § 106.—
- B Alba Pompēĭa, in Liguria, on the river Tanarus, now Alba, Plin. 3, 5, 7, § 49.—
- C Alba Helvĭa or Alba Helvōrum, in Gallia Narbonensis, now Viviers, Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 36.
- the name of a king in Alba Longa, Ov. M. 14, 612; id. F. 4, 43.
- a river in Hispania Tarraconensis, Plin. 3, 2, 3, § 22; v. Albis.
- 1. Alba Longa de oudste stad in Latium, volgens de legende door Ascanius gebouwd, moederstad v. Rome, op de westelijke helling v.h. Albaanse gebergte (mons Albanus) gelegen; — adj. Albānus, a, um uit Alba, poët. ook Romeins; — inw. Albānī, ōrum m; — Albānum, ī n: (a) (vul aan: praedium) naam v. prachtige villa’s in het Albaanse gebergte, ihb. die v. Pompeius, v. keizer Nero en v. keizer Domitianus; later de uit deze villa’s ontstane plaats, nu Albano; (b) (vul aan: vinum) Albaanse wijn;
- 2. Alba Fūcentia (of Fūcens) stad ten oosten van Rome, belangrijke vesting en staatsgevangenis v.d. Romeinen; — inw. en adj. Albēnsis, is m resp. e.
one of the mythical kings of Alba, said to have been the son of Latinus, and the father of Atys, according to Livy, and of Capetus, according to Dionysius. He reigned thirty-nine years. (Liv. 1.3; Dionys. A. R. 1.71.)
(1) Alba Fucentia or Fucentis, a town of the Marsi, and subsequently a Roman colony, situated on a lofty rock near the Lake Fucinus, and used by the Romans as a state prison.
(2) Alba Longa, the most ancient town in Latium, is said to have been built by Ascanius, and to have colonized Rome. It was called Longa from its stretching in a long line down the Alban Mount towards the Alban Lake. It was destroyed by Tullus Hostilius, and was never rebuilt; its inhabitants were removed to Rome. At a later time the surrounding country was studded with the splendid villas of the Roman aristocracy and emperors (e. g. Pompey's and Domitian's), each of which was called Albanum.
(3) Alba Pompeia, a town in Liguria, colonized by Pompeius Magnus , the birthplace of the emperor Pertinax.