ARDEA


Meaning of ARDEA in English

Ancient town, Italy.

Located south of Rome, Ardea was ruled by the Rutuli people and was an important center for the cult of Juno . In 444 BC the town signed a treaty with the Romans, who colonized it as a barrier against the Volsci . It declined in the Roman civil wars of the 1st century BC.

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