place
Ardea
Capital of the Rutuli, under Roman siege when the night ride to Collatia took place.
Reading notes
- The Festivals §2.24 Ardea
Rutulian capital under Roman siege, from whose camp the fatal night ride set out.
- Metamorphoses §14.457 Ardea is mourned by her own wings
Ardea, Turnus's Rutulian capital; from its ashes flies the heron (Latin ardea), keeping the city's name, sound, and pallor -- the bird of a burnt-out town.