Dear les777-ga,
The area is known as the Campagna di Roma. Campagna means: an open
level tract of country.
"Campagna di Roma, low-lying region surrounding the city of Rome,
c.800 sq mi (2,070 sq km), Campania, central Italy. A favorite
residential area in Roman times, it was later largely abandoned for
centuries because of the prevalence of malaria and the lack of
sufficient water for cultivation. Much of the region was reclaimed in
the 19th and 20th cent. It is now used to grow crops and to pasture
cattle; new settlements have been founded."
http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/C/Campagna.html
http://www.bartleby.com/65/ca/Campagna.html
"An open level tract of country; especially 'Campagna di Roma.' The
extensive undulating plain which surrounds Rome.
Note: Its length is commonly stated to be about ninety miles, and its
breadth from twenty-seven to forty miles. The ground is almost
entirely volcanic, and vapors which arise from the district produce
malaria."
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=campagna&r=67
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plain "surrounding rome" led me to
"Campagna di Roma"
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"Campagna of Rome"
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