 Subiaco Italy: Encyclopedia II - Subiaco Italy - HistoryIn ancient times settlers of the area were the Equi, an Italic people. In 304 BC they were won by the Romans, who subsequently introduced their civilization and took advantage of the waters of the Aniene river. The names the city has nowadays comes from the artificial lakes of the luxurious villa that emperor Nero had had built here: in Latin sublaqueum means "under the lake", and name extended to the town that had grown in the nearby. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the villa and the town were ab ...
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