Latins, Latium

Abstract

Latium was a territory in central Italy that contained the city of Rome. It was divided into two parts, Old Latium ( Latium Vetus ), the original land of the Latini, and Farther Latium ( Latium Adiectum ). The Latini themselves formed a self‐conscious ethnic group, with a common name, customs, religion, language, and similar political systems.