Faesulae
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: W.V. Harris
Creators: W.V. Harris
Contributors:
DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
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Last modified
Jan 18, 2026 03:32 PM
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History
Faesulae (modern Fiesole) was an Etruscan foundation called Viesul, Viśl, or Vipsul. The city was conquered by Romans in 283 B.C. Sulla would settle Roman veterans there. Citizens of the town supported the conspiracy of Catiline.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/413124
43.8081829679, 11.2937719332
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Area Archeologica (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- Faesulae located on Via Flaminia militare (30 BC - AD 640)
- Roman baths at Fiesole located at Faesulae (unspecified date range)
- Roman theater at Fiesole located at Faesulae (unspecified date range)
settlement, archaeological site
- Evidence:
- See Further:
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- ASAT 125-31
- ASAT Florentia et Faesulae
- BAtlas 42 A1 Faesulae
- New Pauly Faesulae (G. Uggeri)
- PECS (Perseus) FAESULAE (Fiesole) N. Etruria, Italy
- Smith 1854 (Perseus) FAESULAE
- ToposText Faesulae/Phaisulai (Italy)
- Wikipedia (English) Fiesole
- Wikipedia (Italian) Area archeologica di Fiesole
- Wikipedia (Italian) Fiesole
- Wikipedia (Italian) Mura di Fiesole
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 42 A1 Faesulae
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Fiesole
W.V. Harris, DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Faesulae: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/413124> [accessed: 15 May 2026]
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