LORIUM

lorium, an ancient village of etruria, italy, on the via aurelia, 12 m. w. of rome. antoninus pius, who was educated here, afterwards built a palace, in which he died. it was also a favourite haunt of marcus aurelius. remains of ancient buildings exist in the neighbourhood of the road on each side (near the modern castel di guido) and remains of tombs, inscriptions, &c., were excavated in 1823-1824. two or three miles farther west was probably the post-station of bebiana, where inscriptions show that some sailors of the fleet were stationed--no doubt a detachment of those at centumcellae, which was reached by this road. lorrach, a town in the grand-duchy of baden, in the valley of the wiese, 6 m. by rail n.e. of basel. pop. (1905) 10,794. it is the seat of considerable industry, its manufactures including calico, shawls, cloth, silk, chocolate, cotton, ribbons, hardware and furniture, and has a trade in wine, fruit and timber. there is a fine view from the neighbouring schutzenhaus, 1085 ft. high. in the neighbourhood also is the castle of rotteln, formerly the residence of the counts of hachberg and of the margraves of baden; this was destroyed by the french in 1678, but was rebuilt in 1867. lorrach received market rights in 1403, but did not obtain municipal privileges until 1682. see hochstetter, _die stadt lorrach_ (lorrach, 1882).