ARTENA, village, province of Rome, Italy, at north-north west extremity of Volscian Mountains; 36m. S.E. by rail, and 24m. direct from Rome. Pop. of the commune , 5,923. On the mountain above (2,o73ft.) are fine remains of a fortified city built in rough blocks of local limestone ; within the walls are traces of buildings, and a massive terrace which supported some edifice of importance. The name of this city is quite un certain ; Ecetra is a possible suggestion.
See T. Ashby and G. J. Pfeiffer in Supplementary Papers of the American School in Rome, i. 87 seq., for an account of the ruins.