Tusculum


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Tusculum, a most ancient colony and municipium of Latium. Many noble and consular families derived their origin from Tusculum. Situated about twelve miles south west of Rome, it was the locality of Cicero's celebrated villa, and the scene of his Tusculan disputations. Frascati, is it's modern name. See Manlia family; also see the word Telegonus, which fabled son of Ulysses, by Circe, as some say, by Calypso as others have it, is the reputed founder of this Latian city.

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