Norba

On the fourth day of November, Sulla rode to Norba, though he knew its fate long before he reached it.

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Young Marius's center had perished on the field almost to the last man, but his right wing, led by Ahenobarbus, succeeded in breaking off hostilities and making a run for Norba.

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At Norba the same sort of exercise went on, though Norba did not require such massive siegeworks.

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Above it and to one side were the ruins of the great castle of Norba; below were the beautiful remains of

Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day Ferdinand Gregorovius

Mamercinus; when the people of Setia and Norba came to Rome to announce the revolt of the Privernians, with complaints of the damages received by them.

The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 Titus Livius

Both the report of this disturbance, and the heavy war entered into with the Samnites, alienated some states from the Roman alliance: and besides the treaty of the Latins, which now for a long time was not to be depended on, the Privernians also by a sudden incursion laid waste Norba and Setia, Roman colonies in their neighbourhood.

The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 Titus Livius

The minds of the enemy being alarmed by this calamity, so that they were influenced by some terror, even after it had abated, the Romans both augmented the number of their colonists at Velitræ, and despatched a new colony to the mountains of Norba, to serve as a barrier in the Pomptine district.

The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 Titus Livius

Lucius Papirius having set out to oppose him whilst devastating extensively the districts of Setia, Norba, and Cora, posted himself at no great distance from his camp.

The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 Titus Livius

Another see, united with Velletri, is that of Norma (Norba); its territory is a deserted, malarial country; only one of its bishops, who lived in the tenth century, is known.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

When messengers from Setia and Norba arrived in Rome with complaints of a defeat they had suffered at the hands of the revolted Privernates, the consulship was held by C. Plautius (for the second time) and L. Aemilius Mamercus.

The History of Rome, Vol. II 1905