Tarquin himself made an alliance with the Latins and strove to regain his Roman throne. The Latin League, formed in response to the Etruscan occupation, flourished after 509 B.C., when the citizens of Rome drove away Tarquin the Proud, the last king of Rome (and an Etruscan). Latin cities included Ardea, Aricia, Crustumerium, Ficula, Fidenae, Gabii, Labici, Lanuvium, Lavinium, Nomentum, Pedium, Praeneste, Tibur, Tusculum. The Etruscans occupied Latium about 600 B.C. The Latins formed small settlements that joined together in religious confederations, first on the Alban Hills. Latium was a great plain on the Italian peninsula. They came into conflict with Rome and were eventually subsumed by that civilization. (Diamond is not an option for us, for ethical reasons.The Latins were a people who lived in ancient times in what is now Italy. I love the sapphire, but we may eventually upgrade to moissanite, depending on how the sapphire holds up. So there you have it! Hope this helps you as you make your decision. My best friend could not tell the difference, but I could, because I knew what to look for. I would say the sapphire had about 1/4 the amount of rainbows that the diamond had. We held the two side by side, and they were equally clear, but the diamond definitely had more rainbowy sparkles. This picture was taken at dawn.Īdditionally, my best friend has a 1.25 emerald cut diamond ring. The sapphire seems to practically glow in the dark, but I forgot to take a picture of itwhen it was dark-dark this morning. It has like, an icy blue undertone, and it doesn’t seem as clear and sparkly. This was taken at under florescent lighting. I would recommend seeing it in person, or you might be disappointed. Other white sapphires from Zales were really cloudy and milky. However, you should know that this is just a really good quality stone. We probably could have gotten a better deal elsewhere, but we were fine with the price! We did not get the necklace and earrings reset.Īnyway, here are some pictures of the ring. Originally, the ring was $120, including matching earrings and a necklace, but it was a little over $500 after getting it reset and sized. I fell in love with it instantly! It is a 8 mm (2 caret) white sapphire originally set in sterling silver, but we paid for it to be sized and reset in white gold. DH and I thought we would get a moissanite, but we were at Zales last month, and we saw this gorgeous white sapphire ring. So awhile back, I posted a thread asking what ring was good for an anniversary. Hi bees! This is for those of you considering white sapphires.

Zales white sapphire engagement rings