Laurentum

Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome.

Roman writers regarded it as the original capital of Italy, before Lavinium assumed that role after the death of King Latinus.

When Tatius afterwards visited Lavinium to celebrate an anniversary sacrifice, he was slain in a tumult.

[6][7] Laurentius (feminine Laurentia), meaning "someone from Laurentum" or "The one who wears a laurel wreath",[citation needed] was a common Roman given name.

According to Virgil's Aeneid, the city of Laurentum and its people the Laurentines gained the name because the laurel tree was Latinus' favourite.