Auximum
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: W.V. Harris Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: W.V. Harris Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Nov 30, 2021 04:13 PM
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History
tags:
dare:major=1,
ashlar masonry,
dare:feature=major settlement,
colonia,
colonia Romana,
fortification,
dare:ancient=1,
tufo
Auximum (modern Osimo) is an ancient settlement of Picenum. The original foundation was likely carried out by Greeks from Ancona. The Romans made it a base for military operations from 174 B.C.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/413045
43.486124, 13.482435
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 18227 (550 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- Auximum connection Picenum (region) (unspecified date range)
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settlement
- Evidence:
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 42 E2 Auximum
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Osimo
W.V. Harris, DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Auximum: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2021 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/413045> [accessed: 24 April 2024]
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