Formiae
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: N. Purcell
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors:
DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
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Last modified
Dec 18, 2020 04:51 AM
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History
An ancient settlement of likely Greek origin along the Via Appia. Cicero was assassinated near Formiae (now Formia) in 43 B.C.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/432839
41.2560395, 13.6035325
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 18445 (330 BC - AD 640)
- DARE Location (330 BC - AD 640)
- Formiae connection Via Appia (unspecified date range)
- Untitled connection Formiae (unspecified date range)
- So-called 'Tomb of Cicero' at Formiae located at Formiae (unspecified date range)
settlement, amphitheatre, amphitheater, theatre, theater
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 44 E3 Formiae
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Formia
N. Purcell, DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Formiae: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2020 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/432839> [accessed: 02 October 2022]
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