Lavinio Lavinio Lavinio Lido di Enea is a small sea side tourist town in the Lazio region of Italy, southwest of Rome. It is part of the municipality of Anzio. The name is derived from ancient Latin settlement of Lavinium, now from the sea, and part of the nearby municipality of Pomezia. The foundation of Lavinium is mentioned prominently in the great Roman epic, the Aeneid by the Mantuan poet Publius Vergilius Maro (Virgil). Lavinio adjoins the regional park of Tor Caldara, which features a medieval watch tower that was built in the Middle Ages to defend the area from the
Marius (name) Marius (name) Marius is a male given name, a Roman family name, and a modern surname. The name Marius was used by members of the Roman "gens" Maria. It is thought to be derived from either the Roman war god Mars or from the Latin root "mas" or "maris" meaning "male". It may also derive from the Latin word "mare" meaning "sea", the plural of which is "maria". In Christian times, it was syncretized as a masculine form of the unrelated feminine given name Maria, from the Hebrew Miriam, Aramaic variant Mariam, and used alongside it. Today, the name Marius