The Lake of Cutilia also known as the Paterno Lake was sacred to the Sabine people. Roman historians described a floating island with a temple dedicated to the oracular cult of the Sabine Goddess Vacuna, a fertility goddess who protected the waters. The lake was later exploited by the Romans, particularly by two locally-born Roman emperors, Vespasian and Titus. The region is located strategically along an ancient road, the Via Salaria which connects Rome to the Adriatic Sea, is actually a geological wonder. Cold waters in the area form sinkholes,…
