FORMIÆ, or FORMIA, in Ancient Geography, a maritime town of the Adjected or New Lation, to the south-east of Caieta; built by the Lacedemonians, (Strabo); called originally Hormice, 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). Formiae at this day lies in ruins, near a place now called Mola.