Sabina

Sabina is the hill country northeast of Rome, named for the ancient Sabines. Their territory extended between the Tiber and the mountains of central Italy; the Nera marked a boundary with Umbria. After the Roman conquest, Sabine lands were incorporated into the republic. In the early Middle Ages parts of the region belonged to the Lombard Duchy of Spoleto; later the popes governed it directly or through local counts, including members of the Crescentii family.