place
Pomptine country
the Pomptine country
also: Pomptinus
The low country (later the Pomptine Marshes) south of Rome on the Volscian frontier, where Norba was planted as a citadel.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 2 §34 Pomptine
The low Volscian-frontier country south of Rome, where Norba was planted as a citadel.
- The History of Rome, Book 4 §25 the Pomptine country
The Pomptine district on the Volscian coast, a recurring source of grain and conflict.
- The History of Rome, Book 6 §5 Pomptine land
The reclaimed marsh-country of southern Latium, secured after Camillus broke the Volsci and now the prize of agrarian bills.
- The History of Rome, Book 7 §25 the Pomptine country
The marsh-fringed plain of southern Latium, contested ground with the Volsci, where Camillus camped against the Gauls.