Albanian mountains
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| Highest peak | Maschio delle Faete ( 956 m slm ) |
| location | Italy , metropolitan city of Rome |
| Coordinates | 41 ° 45 ′ N , 12 ° 44 ′ E |
The Alban Mountains (Italian: Colli Albani , rarely Monti Albani ; also Alban Hills or Albanian Mountains ) are the remains of a former volcanic ring mountain, the complex of Vulcano Laziale , with a circumference of approx. 60 km in Latium , 20 km southeast of Rome and 24 km north of Anzio . The summit of Monte Cavo ( 950 m ) dominates this massif, but the opposite Maschio delle Faete, a summit of the Monti delle Faete, is the highest elevation at 956 m . The volcano was from 600,000 BC. BC to 20,000 BC Active. There is an opening in the southwest of the old ring formed by two crater lakes , the Lake Albano , Albano , and Nemi , Lago di Nemi .
For the ancient Romans the Albanian Mountains were the Albanus Mons . On the summit stood the temple of Jupiter Latiaris , the federal shrine of the Latins , in which the consuls celebrated the feriae Latinae , as well as some Roman generals their triumphs when they were denied a triumphal procession in the city. The temple no longer exists; the roman road leading to it, the via triumphalis , can be visited.
The area of the Albanian Mountains, especially around the crater lakes, was a popular summer retreat for the Roman nobility , who built villas to escape the heat and dirt of the capital. Because of their charming landscape, they have been frequently visited by painters.
See also: Castelli Romani ; Campagna Romana ; Monte Albán in Mexico
literature
- Christian Hülsen : Albanus mons. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Sp. 1309-1311.
- Oliviero Iozzi: Storia di Albano Laziale. Con Cenni dei Castelli Limitrofi. Tipografia di F. Failla, Rome 1904.
Web links
- Alban Hills in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
- Geologists Discover Magma and Carbon Dioxide Combine to Make 'Soda-Pop' Eruption , phys.org, July 10, 2008 (English)