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Lavici (Latin: Lavicum) was an ancient town of Latium in central Italy, located near modern Colonna.[1]

History

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In around 488 BC, Lavici was captured by an invading army of the Volsci, led by Gaius Marcius Coriolanus and Attius Tullus Aufidius.[2] The town was taken by the Romans in 418 BC under dictator Quintus Servilius Priscus Structus Fidenas.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Harry Thurston Peck. 1898. "Labīci, Lavīci" In Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities
  2. ^ Livy, Ab urbe condita, 2.39
  3. ^ Livy, Ab urbe condita, 4.47
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