What does "latium" mean?

A historical region of central Italy, in which the city of Rome was founded and grew to be the capital city of the Roman Empire.

Latium

/ˈleɪ.ʃi.əm/ name

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Proper Noun

1
A historical region of central Italy, in which the city of Rome was founded and grew to be the capital city of the Roman Empire. historical
2
Lazio: A modern administrative region of central Italy. archaic, rare

"After Greece was conquered, he made a fierce victory and brought the arts to rural Latium."

Borrowed from Latin Latium. Doublet of Lazio.