modern Palestrina
Ancient city, Latium , central Italy.
Praeneste was located on a spur of the Apennines . Founded before the 8th century BC, it saw many battles with Rome before becoming part of the Augustus , Hadrian , and Pliny the Younger . The modern town is the birthplace of composer Giovanni Pierluigi da {{link=Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da">Palestrina .