place
Algidus
the Algidus
also: Mount Algidus
A mountain ridge in the Alban hills southeast of Rome, a strategic stronghold the Aequi repeatedly seized as a base against Rome.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 3 §2 the Algidus
A ridge in the Alban hills southeast of Rome, the Aequi's favourite staging-ground for war on Rome.
- The History of Rome, Book 4 §26 the Algidus
A wooded ridge in the Alban hills, the Aequi's habitual base for raids into Latium.
- The History of Rome, Book 5 §31 on Algidus
The pass and ridge in the Alban hills, a perennial battlefield against the Aequi.