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ID: 7015535 Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7015535			Record Type: administrative

Anzio (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 41 27 00 N degrees minutes			Lat: 41.4500 decimal degrees
Long: 012 37 00 E degrees minutes			Long: 12.6167 decimal degrees

Note: Located on Mediterranean Sea; known as stronghold of pirates under the Volscians; taken by Rome after siding with Latium in 341 BCE; developed by Nero, who was born here; attacked by Saracens 9th and 10th centuries; famed as site of landing of Allies in WW II.

Names:

Anzio (preferred,C,V)
Antium (H,V)	............	used during Roman period
Porto d'Anzio (H,V)

Hierarchical Position:

World (facet)

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Europe (continent) (P)

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Italia (nation) (P)

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Lazio (region (administrative division)) (P)

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Roma (province) (P)

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Anzio (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:

inhabited place (preferred, C)	............	site was settled in ancient times, modern town developed when Pope Innocent XII restored the harbor in 1698
town (C)
seaport (C)
fishing community (C)
resort center (C)
archaeological site (C)	............	many important artifacts were found here, including ancient sculpture "Maiden of Anzio"

Sources and Contributors:

Antium..........	[FDA, GRLPSC, VP]
.................	GRI Photo Archive, Authority File (1998) 8081
.................	Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (1979)
.................	Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)

Anzio..........	[BHA, FDA, GRLPSC, VP Preferred]
..............	Annuario Generale (1980)
..............	Enciclopedia Italiana (1949)
..............	Gallerie degli Uffizi database (1987-)
..............	National Gallery of Art database, Washington (1987-)
..............	NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
..............	Times Atlas of the World. Reprint ed. (1994) 14
..............	Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
..............	Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 59

Porto d'Anzio..........	[FDA, GRLPSC]
..........................	Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)

Subject: .....	[BHA, FDA, GRLPSC, VP]
..................	Annuario Generale (1980)
..................	Enciclopedia Italiana (1949)
..................	Gallerie degli Uffizi database (1987-)
..................	GRI Photo Archive, Authority File (1998) 8081
..................	National Gallery of Art database, Washington (1987-)
..................	NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -110494
..................	Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (1979)
..................	Times Atlas of the World. Reprint ed. (1994) 14
..................	Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
..................	Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 59


Note:
English	..........	[VP]
	..........	Encyclopaedia Britannica (1985)

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