About the Ancient Italic Peninsula - Ancient Tuscany, Campania, etc.
Information on the areas of the ancient Italic peninsula.
Sicily is an island south of Itlay.
Latium is an ancient division of Central Italy north of Campania.
Campania is an ancient division of Italy south of Latium.
Mt. Vesuvius is a volcano in the area of Italy south of Rome known as Campania. Mt. Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79 destroying the cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii.
Nola is an ancient town in Campania, in Italy, about 7.5 miles from Mt. Vesuvius, thought to have been founded by the Etruscans or Chalcideans from Cumae.
Page from a booklet on Ancient Italy before the Romans, describes the landscape of ancient Rome.
Click on one of 20 regions of Italy to learn about the culture and society of that region.
Ever wonder where the vaunted Roman roads were or when they were built? This interactive map shows the progress from 300-1 BC.
Map of Sardinia with places Ptolemy names marked. Exact locations are noted by clicking on place names. From Bill Thayer's Lacus Curtius site.
A map dating from the fifth century B.C. has been discovered. It shows the "boot" of Italy and several sites in Italy are indicated.
