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Nuceria (Alfaterna) (modern Nocera Inferiore) is an ancient settlement in Campania. In pre-Roman times this was the chief settlement of the Sarnus river valley.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/432985

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
40.743128, 14.673929

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 7083 (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Nvceria (Nuceria: Latin, 750 BC - AD 640)
- Nuceria Alfaterna (Latin, 750 BC - AD 640)

Nuceria (Alfaterna) makes connections with:

Nuceria (Alfaterna) part of (administrative) Italia, Regio I (unspecified date range)

Nuceria (Alfaterna) receives connections from:

Pizzone necropolis located at Nuceria (Alfaterna) (unspecified date range)
Roman amphitheater at Nuceria (Alfaterna) located at Nuceria (Alfaterna) (unspecified date range)
Untitled connection Nuceria (Alfaterna) (unspecified date range)

Place type:
settlement

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Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 44 G4 Nuceria (Alfaterna)

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Nocera

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Suggested citation:
N. Purcell, DARMC, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Nuceria (Alfaterna): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/432985> [accessed: 24 June 2025]

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