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Lazio was the home of the Etruscan civilization, then stood at the center of the Roman Republic, of the Roman Empire, of the Papal States, of the Kingdom of Italy and of the Italian Republic. Lazio boasts a rich cultural heritage. Great artists and historical figures lived and worked in Rome, particularly during the Italian Renaissance period.
Latina is located in the Province of Latina, part of the southern section of the region of Lazio. The city is about 62 km (39 mi) south of Rome The municipality borders on Aprilia , Cisterna di Latina , Nettuno , Pontinia , Sabaudia , Sermoneta and Sezze .
Cassino (Italian pronunciation: [kasˈsiːno]) is a comune in the province of Frosinone, Southern Italy, at the southern end of the region of Lazio, the last city of the Latin Valley. [ 3 ] Cassino is located at the foot of Monte Cairo near the confluence of the Gari and Liri rivers.
The nearby town of Elena, separated after the Risorgimento and named after the queen of Italy, was reunited with Gaeta following World War I. Benito Mussolini transferred Gaeta from the southern region known today as Campania (formerly Terra di Lavoro, to which it is historically and culturally attached) to the central region of Lazio .
Linguistic map of Southern Lazio: Central Italian in pink and Southern Italian (Neapolitan language) in magenta. Even the local artisanal production, which has historical roots in the much older craftsmanship of Lazio , Campania and Abruzzo is often improperly associated by tourist organizations, promotional events or the press as part of this ...
Also, the original inhabitants became Romanized after the Social and the Samnite Wars. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the northern part of the province (officially referred to as Campagna since the 12th century [5]) belonged to the Papal States, while the region south of the Liri orbited around the powers of Benevento and then Naples.
Minturno is a city and comune in southern Lazio, Italy, situated on the north west bank of the Garigliano (known in antiquity as the Liris). It has a station on the Rome - Naples main railway line. History
Location of Lazio within Italy Provinces of Lazio. The following is a list of the municipalities of Lazio, Italy. [1] There are 378 municipalities in Lazio (as of January 2019): 91 in the Province of Frosinone; 33 in the Province of Latina; 73 in the Province of Rieti; 121 in the Metropolitan Metropolitan City of Rome Capital