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22-749: According to the mythology the city was founded by Lamus , son of Poseidon , who was the king of the Laestrygones . Formiae was founded by the Italic population of the Aurunci . It was called Formiae (derived from Hormia or Ormiai , after its excellent landing) by ancient authors. It appeared for the first time in history in 338 BC when, after the Latin Wars , it received the Roman status of Civitas sine suffragio as it remained neutral, together with

44-534: A fortress in the maritime burgh, Mola di Gaeta. The other burgh was known as Castellone, from the castle erected there in the mid-14th century by Onorato I Caetani , count of Fondi . The two villages were united again in 1863 under the name of Formia. The reunited city was badly damaged in 1943–44 in bombing operations and the Battle of Anzio . Formia lies on the Tyrrhenian Sea , in southern Lazio, close to

66-692: A list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lamus_(mythology)&oldid=1129793483 " Categories : Set index articles on Greek mythology Potamoi Children of Heracles Hidden category: All set index articles Italian National Olympic Committee The Italian National Olympic Committee ( Italian : Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano , CONI ), founded in 1914 and

88-553: A member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is responsible for the development and management of sports activity in Italy. Within Italy, CONI recognizes 48 national sports federations, 15 associate sports disciplines, 14 promotional sports organizations, and 19 organizations for the betterment of sports. In total 95,000 sports clubs with 11,000,000 members are recognized. Its 2016 annual budget

110-553: Is twinned with: Lamus (mythology) For other uses, see Lamus (disambiguation) . In Greek mythology , Lamus ( Ancient Greek : Λαμος or Λάμου Lamos ) may refer to the following personages: Lamus, one of the 3,000 Potamoi , children of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-wife Tethys . He was the Cilician river-god who fathered the naiads , Lamides , caretakers of

132-1161: The Trojan War . Lamus, a former king of the Laestrygonians , the cannibalistic giants who were later met by the hero Odysseus in one of his journeys. He was the son of Poseidon . Lamus was said to have built Formiae , the ancient seat of his people. Lamus, an ally of Turnus , the man who opposed Aeneas in Italy . He was killed by Nisus . Notes [ edit ] ^ Nonnus , 9.28 ff. ^ Diodorus Siculus , 4.31.8 ^ Ovid , Heroides 9.54 with commentary by Anne Mahoney ^ Apollodorus , 2.7.8 ^ Statius , Thebaid 9.764 ^ Quintus Smyrnaeus , 11.90 ^ Homer , Odyssey 10.81 ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.223 ^ Homer, Odyssey 10.80 ff. ^ Charles Simmons , The Metamorphoses of Ovid Books XIII and XIV 14.233 ^ Eustathius ad Homer, Odyssey p. 1649 ^ Horace , Carmina 3.17 ^ Pliny

154-540: The Elder , Naturalis Historia 3.9.5 ^ Virgil , Aeneid 9.334 References [ edit ] Apollodorus , The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from

176-641: The Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1940. Online version at the Topos Text Project. Nonnus of Panopolis, Dionysiaca. 3 Vols. W.H.D. Rouse. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1940–1942. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library . Pliny the Elder , The Natural History. John Bostock, M.D., F.R.S. H.T. Riley, Esq., B.A. London. Taylor and Francis, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. 1855. Online version at

198-496: The Old Highway. Formia also has great water sports to enjoy; windsurfing and sailing. Formia itself is one of the most important transport hubs of southern Lazio. The Rome–Formia–Naples railway passes through Formia-Gaeta railway station , from which visitors and residents may travel by bus to Gaeta , Minturno, Spigno and other local towns. Ferries and hydrofoils connect Formia to Ponza , Ischia and Ventotene . Formia

220-427: The Perseus Digital Library . Homer , The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. ISBN   978-0674995611 . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website . Nonnus of Panopolis , Dionysiaca translated by William Henry Denham Rouse (1863-1950), from

242-431: The Perseus Digital Library . Quintus Smyrnaeus , The Fall of Troy translated by Way. A. S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 19. London: William Heinemann, 1913. Online version at theio.com Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy . Arthur S. Way. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1913. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library . [REDACTED] [REDACTED] This article includes

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264-625: The Perseus Digital Library. Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia. Karl Friedrich Theodor Mayhoff. Lipsiae. Teubner. 1906. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library. Publius Ovidius Naso , The Epistles of Ovid. London. J. Nunn, Great-Queen-Street; R. Priestly, 143, High-Holborn; R. Lea, Greek-Street, Soho; and J. Rodwell, New-Bond-Street. 1813. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Publius Papinius Statius , The Thebaid translated by John Henry Mozley. Loeb Classical Library Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928. Online version at

286-547: The Topos Text Project. Publius Papinius Statius, The Thebaid. Vol I-II . John Henry Mozley. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1928. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library. Publius Vergilius Maro , Aeneid. Theodore C. Williams. trans. Boston. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1910. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Publius Vergilius Maro, Bucolics, Aeneid, and Georgics . J. B. Greenough. Boston. Ginn & Co. 1900. Latin text available at

308-532: The child Dionysus . These nymphs were maddened by Hera . Lamus, a Lydian son of Heracles by Queen Omphale . In some accounts, he was called Agelaus . Lamus, a defender of Thebes against the Seven Against Thebes. He was killed by Parthenopaeus who pierced him in the face during the battle. Lamus, a Trojan warrior who was killed by Thoas , leader of the Aetolians , during

330-633: The city of Fondi . Throughout antiquity the city of Caieta was also part of the Formian territory. It became a renowned resort during the Republican era for rich Romans to build elaborate villas and Horace called it "the city of the Mamurrae" as the rich and noble equestrian family of Mamurra had strong interests there, including the villa-estate nearby at Gianola, which can still be seen. The impressive remains of Roman villas still stretch along

352-588: The coast from the fishponds in the Nuovo Porto to Gaeta. Cicero had a villa there. He was assassinated on the Appian Way just outside the town in 43 BC and his monumental tomb can also still be seen. The villa attributed to Cicero, now in the Villa Rubino, includes an elaborate nymphaeum and rooms decorated with frescoes and stucco. The hotel Villa Irlanda contains a cryptoporticus with stucco of

374-555: The monumental villa of Lucius Marcius Philippus (consul 56 BC) , stepfather of Augustus . Villa Caracciolo has a large court surrounded by rooms. Many marble sculptures have been removed from these villas, the majority of which are in the Museo Nazionale in Naples, notably a fine pair of Nereids riding on sea monsters. Remains of an amphitheatre and theatre can be seen. The enormous underground cistern dug 15 metres below ground

396-787: The old Appian Way, enclosed in a large 83-by-68-metre (272 by 223 ft) funerary precinct. Other sights include: Formia is the seat of the National Athletics School of the Italian National Olympic Committee , founded in 1955. Athletes such as Pietro Mennea and Giuseppe Gibilisco trained here. Formia is also a hub for cycling events of various types; road cycling and mountain biking All of which gives access to Parks in Gaeta and Formia; Parco Monte Orlando, Parco Regionale Riviera di Ulisse, Parco Naturale dei Monti Aurunci, and Tours to Rome via

418-495: The patron saint of sailors. Paulinus of Nola and Therasia stopped at Formiae on their journey back to Nola after visiting Rome at Easter 408. There they read Augustine 's letter 95 addressed to them. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire the city was sacked by "barbarians" and the population moved to two distinct burghs on the nearby hill, which were under the rule of Gaeta . Charles II of Anjou built

440-486: The same website . Diodorus Siculus , The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather . Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library . Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2 . Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888–1890. Greek text available at

462-475: The town of Gaeta and next to the borders of Campania region. The municipality borders with Esperia ( FR ), Gaeta , Itri , Minturno and Spigno Saturnia . It includes the hamlets ( frazioni ) of Castellonorato, Gianola-Santo Janni, Marànola, Penitro and Trivio. The most famous monument of Formia is the mausoleum traditionally identified with the Tomb of Cicero : it is a 24-metre-high (79 ft) tower on

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484-565: Was probably the biggest Roman urban cistern in the world until the Piscina Mirabilis was built at the end of the 1st c. BC. Sextus Julius Frontinus (40 – 104 AD), “Curator Aquarum” of all the aqueducts of Rome, had a villa in Formiae in which Aelianus met the emperor Nerva . The city was the site of St Erasmus 's martyrdom around 303 AD, during the persecutions of Diocletian . St Erasmus later also became known as Saint Elmo,

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