Antium

Antium was an ancient coastal city of Latium, situated approximately 51 km south of Rome in the area now occupied by the modern towns of Anzio and Nettuno, Italy. Originally established by the Latial culture in the early 1st millennium BCE, Antium later emerged as the principal stronghold of the Volsci people before its conquest by the Roman Republic in 338 BCE. Under Roman rule, the city evolved into a prominent colonia and fashionable seaside resort, noted for its luxurious villas, harbor works, and cultural patronage. It was also the birthplace of emperors Caligula and Nero. In Roman mythology, Antium was said to have been founded by Anteias, a son of Odysseus.