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Velītrae

Now Velletri; an ancient town of the Volscians in Latium, but subsequently belonging to the Latin League. It is chiefly celebrated as the birthplace of the emperor Augustus (Livy, iii. 41; Suet. Aug. 1).

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    • Suetonius, Divus Augustus, 1
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 3, 41
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