Alba Longa

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Al·ba Lon·ga (

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A city of ancient Latium in central Italy southeast of Rome. It was founded before 1100 b.c. and according to legend was the birthplace of Romulus and Remus.

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Still, there would appear to be a difference between the convolutions of Theseus and Ascanius: Ascanius and his companions are trying to weave a barrier between an inside and an outside, just as the walls of a city like Alba Longa did.

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