Tusculum
Tusculo (in Italian) | |
Archaeological park of Tusculum | |
| Location | Frascati, Province of Rome, Lazio, Italy |
|---|---|
| Region | Latium |
| Coordinates | 41°47′54″N 12°42′39″E / 41.79833°N 12.71083°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Abandoned | 1191 AD |
| Periods | Ancient Roman to High Medieval |
Tusculum is a ruined Roman city in the Alban Hills, in the Latium region of Italy. Tusculum was most famous in Roman times for the many great and luxurious patrician country villas sited close to the city, yet a comfortable distance from Rome, notably the villas of Cicero and Lucullus.