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44.1681°N 12.4431°E. / 44.1681; 12.4431. Length. 80 km (50 mi) The Rubicon ( Latin: Rubico; Italian: Rubicone [rubiˈkoːne]; [ 1] Romagnol: Rubicôn [rubiˈkoːŋ]) is a shallow river in northeastern Italy, just south of Cesena and north of Rimini. It was known as Fiumicino until 1933, when it was identified with the ancient river Rubicon ...
Gaeta. / 41.217°N 13.567°E / 41.217; 13.567. Gaeta ( Italian: [ɡaˈeːta]; Latin: Cāiēta; Southern Laziale: Gaieta) is a city in the province of Latina, in Lazio, Italy. Set on a promontory stretching towards the Gulf of Gaeta, it is 120 kilometres (75 miles) from Rome and 80 km (50 mi) from Naples .
Trieste ( / triˈɛst / tree-EST, [ 3] Italian: [triˈɛste] ⓘ) [ 4] is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, as well as of the regional decentralization entity of Trieste . Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste, on a narrow strip of ...
Pescara ( Italian: [pesˈkaːra] ⓘ; [ 3] Abruzzese: Pescàrë; Pescarese: Piscàrë) is the capital city of the province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 118,657 (January 1, 2023) [ 4] residents (and approximately 350,000 including the surrounding metropolitan area). [ 5]
The city of Babylon is shown on the Euphrates, in the northern half of the map. Susa, the capital of Elam, is shown to the south, Urartu to the northeast, and Habban, the capital of the Kassites, is shown (incorrectly) to the northwest. Mesopotamia is surrounded by a circular "bitter river" or Ocean, and seven or eight foreign regions are ...
Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located 280 km (170 mi) northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic Sea, between the slopes of the two extremities of the promontory of Monte Conero, Monte Astagno and Monte Guasco. The hilly nature around Ancona is a strong contrast to the flatter coastline in areas further ...
Two of the Pelagie Islands (Lampedusa and Lampione) are located on the African continent. The total area of Italy is 301,230 km 2 (116,310 sq mi), of which 294,020 km 2 (113,520 sq mi) is land and 7,210 km 2 (2,784 sq mi) is water. It lies between latitudes 35° and 47° N, and longitudes 6° and 19° E. Italy borders Switzerland (698 km or 434 ...
Chianti (region) Chianti ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈkjanti] ), in Italy also referred to as Monti del Chianti ("Chianti Mountains") or Colline del Chianti ("Chianti Hills"), is a mountainous area of Tuscany in the provinces of Florence, Siena and Arezzo, composed mainly of hills and mountains. It is known for the wine produced in and named for ...