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Seaport and resort town (pop., 2001 prelim.: 36,468) southeast
of Rome, Italy. It was founded, according to legend, by Anteias,
son of Odysseus and Circe. It was a stronghold of the Volsci in
the 5th century BC. Conquered by Rome in 338 BC, Antium (as it
was then known) became a resort for wealthy Romans. Nero and
Caligula were born there. Destroyed by the Saracens in the
9th–10th centuries, it remained virtually deserted until 1698,
when Pope Innocent XII built a new port nearby. In 1944 it was
the scene of a bloody but successful amphibious landing by
Allied forces during World War II. This entry comes from
Encyclopædia Britannica Concise. For the full entry on Anzio,
visit Britannica.com.