The
Latins (
Latin:
Latini), sometimes known as the
Latians, were an
Italic tribe which included the early inhabitants of the city of
Rome. From about 1000 BC, the Latins inhabited the small region known to the Romans as
Old Latium (
Latium Vetus), that is, the area between the river
Tiber and the promontory of
Mount Circeo SE of Rome.