Legacy of Antium
The symbol of Anzio is the goddess Fortuna, in reference to her veneration in the ancient Antium, whose territory Anzio occupies a very important … 展开

The town is connected to Rome by the Via Nettunense (SS207), the Via Ardeatina (SS601) and by the Roma-Nettuno railway that connects Anzio with Roma Termini in around 1 hour. The railway line also stops in the stations of Padiglione, Lido di Lavinio, Villa Claudia, … 展开

Anzio is twinned with:
• Bad Pyrmont, Germany
• Paphos, Cyprus
• Caen, France 展开

• Official website (in Italian).
• Memorials and cemetery from the World War Two battles at Anzio at the Sites of Memory webpage.
• Illustrated article on the Battle of Anzio at Battlefields Europe. 展开

Along the coast are numerous remains of Roman villas. One, the Domus Neroniana, has been identified as a residence of Nero (the villa was subsequently enlarged by Domitian, Hadrian and Septimius Severus); he and Caligula were born in Antium and, according to … 展开

These are some notable Anzio residents.
• Roberta Mancino, skydiver
• Alessio Romagnoli, professional footballer
• Caligula, the Roman emperor, born in Antium 展开

• A.Nibby, Dintorni di Roma, i. (1848); Notizie degli scavi, passim.
• F. Lombardi, Anzio antico e moderno: opera postuma (1865). 展开