Altinum
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: M. Pearce, R. Peretto, P. Tozzi
Creators: M. Pearce, R. Peretto, P. Tozzi
Contributors:
DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
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Jul 01, 2025 03:15 PM
Altinum was the capital of the Veneti of northern Italy. The site was destroyed by Attila in 452 CE.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/393374
45.5462731208, 12.3996813934
- Representative Locations:
- OSM Location of Altino archaeological site (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- DARE Location (550 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- OSM location of decumanus (30 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- Altinum capital of Adriatic Veneti (unspecified date range)
- Altinum located near Venetian Lagoon (unspecified date range)
- Altinum located on Via Annia (200 BC - AD 300)
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settlement, road
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 40 C1 Altinum
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Quarto di Altino
M. Pearce, R. Peretto, P. Tozzi, DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Altinum: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/393374> [accessed: 12 July 2025]
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