Italia (Roman province)

From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A portion of the Tabula Peutingeriana, a Roman map of the 4th century, depicting the southern part of Italia.
A portion of the Tabula Peutingeriana, a Roman map of the 4th century, depicting the southern part of Italia.

Italia, under the Roman Republic and later Empire, was the name of the Italian peninsula.

Italia was the home of the capitol of the Roman empire-Rome itself.

[edit] External links

  • De Reditu, poem by Rutilius Claudius Namatianus, at The Latin Library, describing the decadence of Italia and Rome around 410.