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NORBA , an ancient town of Latium (Adjectum), Italy. It is situated 1 m. N.W. of the modern Norma, 1575 ft. above sea-level, on the west edge of the Vclscian Mountains or Monti Lepini, above 'a precipitous cliff, with a splendid view over the Pomptine Marshes. It was a member of the Latin League of 499 B.C., and became a Latin colony in 492 B.C., as an important fortress guarding the Pomptine Marshes. It served in 199 as a place of detention for the Carthaginian hostages, and was captured and destroyed by Sulla's troops during the civil wars at the end of 82 B.C. Some revival in prosperity took place later. From excavations begun in 1901 it seems clear that the remains now visible on the site are entirely Roman. The well-preserved walls are in the polygonal style, 11 m. in circuit, and are entirely embankment
standing
Lucina
settlement
mountain
century abbey of Valvisciolo, where there is a succession of terraces supported by walls of polygonal work
settlement
century B.C.), near the railway station of Sermoneta, which belongs also to the 8th-6th century B.C., terminating thus at the precise date at which the Roman city of Norba began to exist.See L. Savignioni and R. Mengarelli in Notizie degli scavi (1901), 514; (1903) 299, 289; (19o4) 407; and Atti del Congresso Storico (Rome, 1903), vol. V. (Archaeologia) 255. (T. As.) End of Article: NORBA If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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