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Falerii Veteres

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: W.V. Harris

Contributors: Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes, Rune Rattenborg

Last modified Jul 09, 2024 01:59 PM — History

tags: dare:ancient=1, dare:major=1, tuff, dare:feature=major settlement

Falerii Veteres was the principal city of the Faliscans. It is located on a tuff outcropping at the point where several tributaries of the Treia join to flow into the Tiber. After rebelling against Rome in 241 B.C., Falerii suffered serious reversals of fortune.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/413126

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
42.2988, 12.4217

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- Less than certain: CIGS location of Falerii (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Falerii Veteres (Latin, 750 BC - AD 300)
- Φαλέριοι (Phalerioi: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
Associated Modern Names:
- Civita Castellana (Italian, modern)

Falerii Veteres makes connections with:

Falerii Veteres part of (regional) Ager Faliscus (region) (unspecified date range)
Falerii Veteres located near Falerii (unspecified date range)
Falerii Veteres member of Falisci (unspecified date range)

Falerii Veteres receives connections from:

Iunonis Curritis Lucus located at Falerii Veteres (unspecified date range)
Necropoli del Castellaccio located at Falerii Veteres (unspecified date range)
Necropoli di Celle located at Falerii Veteres (unspecified date range)
Necropoli di Montarano located at Falerii Veteres (unspecified date range)

Place type:
findspot, place of finding, settlement

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Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 42 C4 Falerii Veteres

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Civita Castellana

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Suggested citation:
W.V. Harris, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes, and Rune Rattenborg, 'Falerii Veteres: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/413126> [accessed: 21 November 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/413126 |title=Places: 413126 (Falerii Veteres) |author=Harris, W. |accessdate=November 21, 2024 4:05 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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