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The Cluilian trench (Latin: Fossae Cluiliae) was a military trench that surrounded Rome made by the army of Alba Longa during the war between Alba Longa and Rome. It was named after the Alban king, Gaius Cluilius.

References

1. Becker, J. "Places: 666067875 (Fossa Cluilia)". Pleiades. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
2. Serres, Michel (2015). The First Book of Foundations. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 105.
3. Livy (1998). The Rise of Rome : Books One to Five. Oxford University Press. p. 28.
4. Livy, Ab Urbe condita libri, I.23.

• 7th-century BC establishments
• Sieges involving the Roman Republic
• Trench warfare
• Alba Longa