Falernus Ager
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: N. Purcell
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Richard Talbert, Michael Heubel, R. Talbert, Ryan Horne
Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Jan 18, 2026 11:15 PM
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History
The Ager Falernus comprised the northern portion of Campania from the Massican hills to the Vulturnus river. The area was celebrated for its fertility and, in particular, for its wines.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/432828
41.1944852125, 13.984144082
- Representative Locations:
- BAtlas Map Label Location (330 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 930 meters.
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- Falernus ager (Falernus Ager: Latin, 330 BC - AD 300)
- Falernus Ager connection Campania (unspecified date range)
- Falernus Ager connection Massicus (mountain) (unspecified date range)
- Cancello e Arnone located in territory of Falernus Ager (unspecified date range)
- Falerna connection Falernus Ager (unspecified date range)
- Forum Popillii connection Falernus Ager (unspecified date range)
- Posto villa part of (regional) Falernus Ager (unspecified date range)
- S. Rocco part of (regional) Falernus Ager (30 BC - AD 300)
region, map label location
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 44 E3 Falernus Ager
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N. Purcell, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Richard Talbert, Michael Heubel, R. Talbert, and Ryan Horne, 'Falernus Ager: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/432828> [accessed: 18 May 2026]
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