Locus Castorum

{{Short description|Ancient Village in Italy}}

Locus Castorum was an ancient village of the Roman Empire era located in northern Italy approximately {{convert|12|mi|km}} from Cremona, and midway between Cremona and Bedriacum.{{cite book |title=History of the Roman World from 30 B.C. to A.D. 138 |last=Salmon |first=E.T. |year=1968 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=0-415-04504-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jzOSdHYWML4C&dq=%22Locus+Castorum%22&pg=RA1-PA204 |pages=204}} Its name derives from the Gemini twins, of Castor and Pollux.{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/stream/historyoftheroma030427mbp/historyoftheroma030427mbp_djvu.txt |title=A History Of The Roman Empire From Its Foundation |access-date=2008-09-15 |work=69 A.D. BATTLE OF LOCUS CASTOEUM. 335 }} It was the site of the Battle of Locus Castorum.