In the Alban hills, 20 miles south of Rome, the little town of Nemi sits on a clifftop above a small, nearly circular, volcanic lake. The lake is less than a square mile in area. Long ago, there was a temple and an oak grove sacred to Diana on the north shore of the lake. Diana, the twin sister of Apollo, was goddess of the hunt, childbirth, and of the moon. In
The lost ships of Nemi
Aug 03, 2023
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