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Vista del centro storico di Palestrina verso la distesa della Valle Latina. Sullo sfondo Anzio, i Castelli Romani e i Monti Lepini

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View of the old town of Palestrina (Rome) to the expanse of the Latin Valley. Background Anzio, the Castelli Romani and the Monti Lepini

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Palestrina (ancient "Praeneste") is an ancient city and "comune" (municipality) with a population of about 18,000, in Lazio, c. 35 km east of Rome. It is connected to latter by the Via Prenestina. Palestrina is sited on a spur of the Monti Prenestini, a range in the Apennines. Palestrina borders the following municipalities: Artena, Castel San Pietro Romano, Cave, Gallicano nel Lazio, Labico, Rocca di Cave, Rocca Priora, Rome, San Cesareo, Valmontone, Zagarolo. History: Ancient Praeneste: Early burials show that the site was already occupied in the 8th or 7th century BC. The ancient necropolis lay on a plateau at the foot of the hill below the ancient town. Of the objects found in the oldest graves, and supposed to date from about the 7th century BC, the cups of silver and silver-gilt and most of the gold and amber jewelry are Phoenician (possibly Carthaginian), but the bronzes and some of the ivory articles seem to be of the Etruscan civilization. Praenestine graves from about 240 BC ... Read more about Palestrina on Wikipedia

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