Anzio (RM) - Parish Church and Convent - Metropolitan City of Rome Capital - Lazio

The ancient city of Anzio, Latin Antium (the current Anzio and Nettuno), was for a long time the capital of the Volsci people until the Roman State absorbed it... #tuttitaly

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Anzio is a seaside resort stretching out over the Tyrrhenian Sea.

As evidenced by some archaeological finds in a necropolis of the Iron Age, Anzio, formerly called Antium, was already inhabited in pre-Indo-European times. At first, the capital of the Volsci, a people of Osco-Umbrian stock, was entirely absorbed by Rome in 338 BC, after more than a century of brutal battles between the Volsci and the Romans.

The city is depopulated when the raids of the vandals of Genseric, the Ostrogoths, and later the Saracens begin. The population settles in Nettuno, a place closely related to Anzio.

In 1939, at the height of the Fascist era, Anzio and Nettuno became a single aggregation, which was given the name of Nettunia. After Fascism, they become separate entities again.

On January 22, 1944, the 6th US Army Corps landed on the coast of Anzio, intending to reach the capital as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, however, Rome will only be freed months later because the German forces, despite being taken aback, launched an energetic counter-offensive that put the Anglo-Americans in difficulty. Anzio is thus a scene of bloody warfare between Allied troops and the German resistance.

In addition to being a witness to an important past and a place of sad memory due to the numerous losses of men and vehicles, Anzio is also a place of undisputed charm.

Thanks to the typically Mediterranean climate, the city can now welcome Italian and foreign tourists.

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