Ciminian Forest

Ciminian Forest

The Ciminian Forest was an ancient forest that separated Rome from Etruria.

According to Livy it was, in the 5th Century B.C., a feared, pathless wilderness in which few dared tread. [Livy]

References

* Livy (book 9 "Historia naturalis IX 36-38")

External links

* [http://www.topbookz.com/browse/T/Titus_Livius/The_History_of_Rome;_Books_Nine_to_Twenty_Six/page5/ The History of Rome, Books Nine to Twenty-Six by Livy]


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