FORMIÆ, or FORMIA, in Ancient Geography, a maritime town of the Adjected or New Latium, to the southeast of Cajeta; built by the Lacedemonians, (Strabo); called originally Hormiae, on account of its commodious harbour. An ancient municipium, Formiani, the people; who were admitted to the liberty of the city the very year in which Alexandria was built; but not to the right of suffrage till a long time after the second Punic war, (Livy). Formia at this day lies in ruins, near a place now called Mola.