Locus Castorum

Locus Castorum

Locus Castorum was an ancient village of the Roman Empire era located in northern Italy approximately convert|12|mi|km from Cremona, and midway between Cremona and Bedriacum. [cite book |title=History of the Roman World from 30 B.C. to A.D. 138 |last=Salmon |first=E.T. |year=1968 |publisher=Routledge |location= |isbn=0415045045 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=jzOSdHYWML4C&pg=RA1-PA204&lpg=RA1-PA204&dq=%22Locus+Castorum%22&source=web&ots=sd7i9A7FLl&sig=kZmV7kncv_dpRGbr0jl7VvFCAbg&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=6&ct=result |pages=p. 204] Its name derives from from the Gemini twins, of Castor and Pollux. [cite web |url=http://www.archive.org/stream/historyoftheroma030427mbp/historyoftheroma030427mbp_djvu.txt |title="A History Of The Roman Empire From Its Foundation" |accessdate=2008-09-15 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work=69 A.D. BATTLE OF LOCUS CASTOEUM. 335 |publisher=archive.org] It was the site of the Battle of Locus Castorum.

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