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The regional capital is Rome.

The name of the region recalls the ancient population of Latins, from whom the Romans originated. The Latins founded a group of small settlements that united against the Etruscans and Samnites, which came under Roman dominance in 338 BCCenturies: 5th century BC 4th century BC 3rd century BC Decades: 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 343 BC 342 BC 341 BC 340 BC 339 BC 338 BC 337 BC 336 BC 335 BC 334 BC 333 BC Events August 2 Battle of. All Latins were granted Roman citizenship after the Social WarThe Social War (also called the Italian War was a war from 91 88 BC between the Romans and the other cities in Italy. In 90 BC almost all of the Italian allies of Rome rebelled in what the Romans called the Social War (allies in Latin being Socii related in 90 BCCenturies: 2nd century BC 1st century BC 1st century Decades: 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC Years: 95 BC 94 BC 93 BC 92 BC 91 BC 90 BC 89 BC 88 BC 87 BC 86 BC 85 BC Events The Etruscans are granted Roman.

Latium is extremely important for historyHistory is often used as a generic term for information about the past, such as in "geologic history of the Earth". When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and interpretation of the record of human societies. The term histor, artMona Lisa Although today the word art usually refers to the visual arts, the concept of what art is has continuously changed over centuries. Perhaps the most concise definition is its broadest—art refers to all creative human endeavors, excluding actions, architectureArchitecture is the art and science of designing buildings. A wider definition would include within its scope the design of the total built environment, from the macrolevel of town planning, urban design, and landscape architecture to the microlevel of fu, archaeology, religion, culture in general. The immense patrimony of the city of Rome is only a part of the real treasure that is spread over the hundreds of towns, villages, abbeys, churches, monuments, and other sites of the region.

In Roman mythology, Latium is another name for Latinus, who gave his name to the above region.

Although 'Latium' is the English name (from the Latin, obviously), 'Lazio' has international renown as the name of Rome's successful football team. For the football club, see S.S. Lazio.