About the Ancient Italic Peninsula - Ancient Tuscany, Campania, etc.

Praeneste
Praeneste is a city of ancient Italy.

Sicily
Sicily is an island south of Itlay.

Latium
Latium is an ancient division of Central Italy north of Campania.

Campania
Campania is an ancient division of Italy south of Latium.

Vesuvius - Mt. Vesuvius
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
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.

The Landscape
Page from a booklet on Ancient Italy before the Romans, describes the landscape of ancient Rome.

Regions of Italy
Click on one of 20 regions of Italy to learn about the culture and society of that region.

Mt. Aetna
Glossary entry on Mt. Aetna.

Roman Italy: Urbanization and Roads
Ever wonder where the vaunted Roman roads were or when they were built? This interactive map shows the progress from 300-1 BC.

Sardinia
Map of Sardinia with places Ptolemy names marked. Exact locations are noted by clicking on place names. From Bill Thayer's Lacus Curtius site.

Italian Treaties
As Rome expanded into the Italian territories, it formed treaties with the Italian peoples.