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	Alban Hills - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The rock of the hills is peperino tuff, a combination of ash and small rocks that is useful for construction, and provides a mineral-rich substrate for grape vines.
		The hills, especially around the shores of the lakes, have been popular since ancient times (see Alba Longa and Tusculum), as a way to escape the heat and crowds of Rome, and there are many villas and country houses to be seen.
		The townlet present today on Alban Hills area: Albano Laziale, Ariccia, Castel Gandolfo, Frascati, Genzano di Roma, Grottaferrata, Lanuvio, Lariano, Marino, Monte Porzio Catone, Montecompatri, Nemi, Velletri, Rocca di Papa, Rocca Priora.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alban_Hills (276 words)

	LATIUM - LoveToKnow Article on LATIUM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Alban Mount (Monte Cavo) is almost the highest point on the rim of the inner crater, while Mount Algidus and Tusculum are on the outer ring wall of the larger (earlier) crater.
		The earliest cemeteries and hut foundations of the Alban Hills belong to the Iron age, and Cemeteries and objects of a similar character have been found in Rome itself and in southern Etruria, especially the characteristic hut-urns.
		On the southern underfalls of the Alban mountains, commanding the plain at the foot, stood Lanuvium and Velitrae; Aricia rose on a neighboring hill, and Corioli was probably situated on the lower slopes.
	88.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LA/LATIUM.htm (7489 words)

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		The panel on the right wall tells the geological story of the Alban Hills: about 750.000 years ago the clay, gravel and sands which formed a wide plain between the foothills of the Appenines and the sea were shaken by powerful volcanic explosions which created an imposing cone.
		Showcase 9 brings us to the Neolithic era which began in the Alban Hills around 5000 b.C.: men started farming the land (on the upper shelf there is a stone ploughshare), breeding stock and making clay vessels adapted to their new exigencies (see the fragments of vases on the second and third shelf).
		The Alban Hills, which were famous for their good climate and fertile land, abounded not only in patrician villas but also in villae rusticae, farms which produced albanum, an excellent wine and, according to contemporary opinion, the best after Falernum.
	web.tiscali.it /albanocultura/museo/museum.htm (1793 words)

	PRAENESTE - LoveToKnow Article on PRAENESTE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		From an inscription found in 1907 it appears that Sulla delegated the foundation of the new colony to M. Terentius Varro Lucullus, who was consul in 73 B.C. Under the empire Praeneste, from its elevated situation and cool salubrious air, became a favorite summer resort of the wealthy Romans, whose villas studded the neighborhood.
		On the summit of the hill (2471 ft.), nearly a mile from the town, stood the ancient citadel, the site of which is now occupied by a few poor houses (Castel San Pietro) and a ruined medieval castle of the Colonna.
		Excavations made, especially since 1855, in the ancient necropolis, which lay on a plateau surrounded by valleys at the foot of the hill, and of the town, have yielded important results for the history of the art and manufactures of Praeneste.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PR/PRAENESTE.htm (1418 words)

	ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES - MONTE ALBAN
		A similar pattern was repeated on a small adjacent hill to the southeast as well as on the larger and more distant Atzompa and El Gallo.
		The history of Monte Albán and its role in the development of social complexity in the Valley of Oaxaca is most naturally discussed in terms of the phases identified in the regional chronology for the Valley.
		The hill-sides and base of the hill continue to be occupied and used for high-status burials.
	www.mines.edu /fs_home/jsneed/courses/LISS.380-83/LISS.381/resources/sites/monte_alban/index.shtml (452 words)

	Alban - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Saint Alban of Mainz, a German Christian martyr
		Alban or Saint-Alban is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:
		This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alban (97 words)

	WWII Chapter 32
		Clearly, the fundamental principle of the plan depended on speed at Anzio, since it was realised that a breakout towards Rome through the Alban Hills was unlikely to be realistically possible unless Kesselring had diverted a substantial part of the German forces defending Rome to the South and South-West.
		The German artillery in the Alban Hills maintained constant harassment on the Allied position, and the Allies' guns and aircraft responded in kind.
		Kesselring meanwhile was endeavouring to hold a line from the Alban Hills to Monti Lepini, and looked like succeeding until May 31st, when the US VI Corps pierced the German defences, scaled the Alban Hills, and started to advance on Rome.
	www.whatifyou.com /ww2memorial/wwii__chapter_32.htm (2212 words)

	Italy Bibliografy ------------------------- Italy Italy
		The volcanic activity of Latium, occurred 130.000 years ago, took place to Alban Hills, a region that is located in the south-east part of the modern Rome.
		The Alban Hills were the cradle of Latin civilization as is proved by the myth of Alba Longa: this was the mother town of all the peoples who later spread all over the region.
		As the Roman Empire declined, the Alban Hills turned into country villages thanks to the operate of some rich families, such as the Counts of Tuscolo in the 10th-11th century and as Savelli, Colonna, Annibaldi (the descendants of Counts of Tuscolo) and Borgia during the middle ages and the Renaissance.
	www.upcnet.es /~jmg2/sistemas/1202f.htm (919 words)

	Where Romans holiday / Alban Hills a rural retreat full of volcanoes, abbeys, strawberries and plenty of steep climbs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Alban Hills a rural retreat full of volcanoes, abbeys, strawberries and plenty of steep climbs
		It was evil Alban king Amulius who kidnapped his nephews Romulus and Remus and tossed them into the Tiber in a wicker basket.
		The Alban Hills (or Castelli Romani) towns are Albano, Ariccia, Castel Gandolfo, Frascati, Genzano, Grottaferrata, Lanuvio, Lariano, Marino, Montecompatri, Monte Porzio Catone, Nemi, Rocca di Papa, Rocca Priora, Velletri.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2002/11/10/TR165591.DTL&type=printable (3923 words)

	Alban Hills -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The hills consist of an outer circle, 6–8 miles (10–13 km) in diameter, rising to 3,113 feet (949 m) at Mount Cavo, and an inner crater rim, about 1.5 miles (2 km) across, rising to 3,136 feet (956 m) at Mount Faete.
		A pagan soldier in the Roman army, Alban nonetheless gave shelter to a Christian priest, later called Amphibalus, who was fleeing from persecution.
		Lake Albano (in Italian, Lago Albano) is a crater lake in the Alban Hills, southeast of Rome.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9005391 (844 words)

	Alban Hills -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Because of their coolness in summer and the absence of malaria, the hills for centuries have been a favourite summer resort of Romans.
		The Alban vineyards produce the popular wines known as Castelli Romani (after the towns of the district).
		An electric suburban railway connects Rome with the hill retreats of Frascati, Grottaferrata, Albano, Velletri, Genzano, and Castel Gandolfo (the papal summer residence).
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9005391 (933 words)

	Seismic deformation at the Alban Hills volcano (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		We analysed the one-year-long seismic swarm at the Alban Hills volcano which occurred during 1989-1990.
		These results are discussed in terms of seismic deforming processes active at the Alban Hills volcano, in the frame of magmatic inflation recently invoked to explain the rapid vertical uplift affecting part of the volcano.
		The observed average deformation is consistent with shear failures occurring on faults connecting stress-oriented dykes in response to an increasing fluid pressure.
	www.ingv.it /amminist/annali/selvaggi412.html (178 words)

	collections+REcollections:Italy
		As to why our Army did not seize the opportunity and move and capture the surrounding Alban Hills remains one of the mysteries of World War II.
		Within hours, the German Forces took advantage of the situation, the German troops poured in and occupied the strategic Alban Hills and the whole Beachhead Area was totally contained.
		The German forces occupied the Alban Hills and we, totally surrounded, were backed up against the sea.
	history.osu.edu /projects/wwii/brush.html (923 words)

	Castelli Romani (Alban Hills)
		The so-called Castelli Romani are a group of small towns - some not much more than villages - in the Alban Hills to the south-east of Rome.
		Later, wealthy Romans built villas among the Alban Hills, where they used to go in the summer to find relief from the heat and humidity of the city.
		The fertile soil of the Alban Hills has for centuries been used for growing grapes, used to make wines such as Frascati, Cannellino, Marino and Colli Lanuvini.
	www.inforoma.it /feature.php?lookup=castelli (481 words)

	General Lucas at Anzio
		As part of a drive on Rome, an amphibious operation south of Rome was to be directed on the Alban Hills; combined with a frontal assault on the main enemy line, the landing threatening the enemy rear was to dispossess the Germans of the last defensive position on the southern approaches to Rome.
		The Anzio force could have advanced to the Alban Hills the first day or two, he was sure, but the force would then have been in a bad way without a concurrent Allied breakthrough on the main front.
		But because of the commanding position of the Alban Hills, early occupation of this terrain feature was vital to secure a limited force landed in a beachhead.
	www.army.mil /CMH/books/70-7_13.htm (11841 words)

	Alban Hills, Italy
		In the past many Roman noble families and Popes built castles in these hills, and the region is therefore also known as the Castelli Romani ("Roman Castles").
		These volcanic hills rise to a height of 949m/3,114ft in Monte Cavo.
		The craters of the volcanoes have formed two lakes, the Lago Di Albano (Alban Lake) and the Lago di Nemi (Lake Nemi).
	www.planetware.com /italy/alban-hills-i-la-rcah.htm (179 words)

	Sample Chapter for Heiken, G., Funiciello, R., Rita, D.: The Seven Hills of Rome: A Geological Tour of the Eternal City.
		The Quirinal Hill, one of those famous "seven hills of Rome," was a residential area in Imperial Roman times, was the site of the pope's summer palace, then the home of the Italian royal family, and, most recently, the official residence of Italy's president.
		The tuff plateau, with its seven hills, is easy to identify on a relief map; it consists of a sequence of ancient sedimentary rocks left by the Tiber and volcanic rocks (tuffs) from the Alban Hills and Sabatini volcanic fields.
		The hills west of the river (Monte Mario and the Janiculum [Gianicolo]) are composed of million-year-old marine mudstones and sandstones, evidence of a time when the region was beneath the sea.
	www.pupress.princeton.edu /chapters/s8000.html (5474 words)

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		Clark's evaluation of the enemy reserve situation was basically correct, but he underestimated the strength of the Caesar position at the base of the Alban Hills and the defensive capabilities of three good German divisions of the I Parachute Corps.
		By continuing past Cisterna up the rolling swells of the Velletri-Artena Gap, between the Alban Hills and the Lepini Mountains, and along the northwest shoulder of the Lepini, the VI Corps might reach and cut Highway 6 northwest of Valmontone.
		Page 359 directions, northwest toward the Alban Hills and northeast toward Valmontone, he could exploit the opportunity to drive on Rome rapidly and at the same time comply with Alexander's order for cutting the enemy's main line of communications to the southern front.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/academic/history/marshall/military/wwii/command.decisions/chap_14/chap_14.txt (5176 words)

	where
		The Alban Hills are the remains of an ancient volcano situated 20-30 km southeast of Rome.
		Apart from the old mountain peak sanctuary, there were two major sanctuaries in the Alban Hills: the one on Diana Nemorensis by lake Nemi and the one of Juno Sospita at Lanuvium.
		In late Antiquity the number of persons dwelling in the Alban Hills decreased dramatically, and some of the large villas were turned into small villages.
	fc.hum.au.dk /~klapg/where.htm (1432 words)

	What is the current status of the Alban Hills area near Rome. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		What is the current status of the Alban Hills area near Rome.
		If the Alban hills were to erupt to the degree that they have in the past, the pyroclastic material could be spread outwards to >20 km from the center of the volcano, and possibly into the outskirts of Rome.
		However, the Alban hills seem to be pretty quiet.
	volcano.und.nodak.edu /vwdocs/frequent_questions/grp7/europe/question759.html (215 words)

	Exploring Oaxaca City, Monte Alban, Teotitlan del Valle, the Tule tree and Mitla
		At Monte Alban's entrance is a small museum housing some well preserved of the stone artifacts of the region.
		The most important and fabulous of the Monte Alban finds, though, are found in the Santo Domingo Cultural Center Museum in downtown Oaxaca (which we'll visit tomorrow).
		Leaving Monte Alban around 11:30 am, when the sun was warming us well but still not overpowering, we went downtown.
	www.surf-mexico.com /mexfiles/html/oax_city_villages.html (993 words)

	Drive on Rome
		On 17 May, after progress of the big offensive on the southern front had made clear that favorable conditions for an attack from the beachhead were approaching, Clark brought up with Alexander the question of the direction of the VI Corps attack.
		The enemy, on the other hand, Clark believed, was in a state of rapid deterioration, incapable of halting a VI Corps offensive, either against the Alban Hills or toward Valmontone.
		The second alternative which General Clark might have adopted, throwing the whole weight of the VI Corps into a drive west of the Alban Hills, had strong appeal because it was on the most direct route to Rome.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/70-7_14.htm (5274 words)

	Colli Albani volcano, Italy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Chiarabba C, Amato A, Delaney PT (1997) Crustal structure, evolution, and volcanic unrest of the Alban Hills, Central Italy.
		Karner DB, Marra F, Renne PR (2001a) The history of the Monti Sabatini and Alban Hills volcanoes: groundwork for assessing volcanic-tectonic hazards for Rome.
		Palladino DM, Gaeta M, Marra F (2001) A large K-foiditic hydromagmatic eruption from the early activity of the Alban Hills Volcanic District, Italy.
	boris.vulcanoetna.com /ALBANI.html (3177 words)

	Worcester Art Museum - The Alban Hills
		One of six landscapes by Inness in the Museum's collection, The Alban Hills was painted during his second European trip (1870-75), which he spent principally in Italy.
		He painted these scenic hills south of Rome many times, undoubtedly knowing that the subject would appeal to potential patrons.
		Yet specific details of the shepherds, their sheep, and rock formations are rendered in a manner then considered cursory, as Inness focused instead on the overall quality of light and color and the expansiveness of the vista to suggest a feeling of reverence for the nature before him.
	www.worcesterart.org /Collection/American/1906.1.html (181 words)

	vesuvius
		The Somma-Vesuvius (strato volcano) is the southernmost active volcanic complex of the so-called Roman Comagmatic Province, which extends from the Vulsinian district north of Rome, and including very large volcanic complexes, such as Sabatini, Alban Hills, and Roccamonfina.
		Phlegraean Fields), with effusive activity confined in minor occurrences, volcanoes like Somma-Vesuvius, Roccamonfina, Alban Hills, Sabatini and Vulsini are characterised by period of quiet effusive activity, with lava flows intermittently erupted from central or lateral vents, intercalated by strong (often dominant) explosive activity, with eruption of pyroclastic rocks.
		The forecasting of the next eruption, and probably more importantly, the inferred magnitude of an eventual next eruption are fundamental for problems of evacuation in such a densely inhabited area like that living on the slope of the volcano.
	www.essc.psu.edu /~bjhaupt/specials/iamg98/vesuvio.html (662 words)

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