Arenata
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: N. Purcell Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: N. Purcell Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Dec 02, 2020 07:33 AM
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History
An ancient place mentioned in the correspondence of Pope Gregory the Great (ca. 540 – 12 March 604) wherein Gregory permits the Bishop of Velletri to transfer his seat from Velletri to Arenata. This may refer to the modern comune of Rocca Massima in the Latina province.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/438684
41.6794147, 12.9194152
- Associated Modern Locations:
- Uncertain: OSM location of modern Rocca Massima (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Arenata (AD 300 - AD 640)
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unlocated, settlement-modern
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- See Further:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 44 Arenata
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: near Velitrae.
N. Purcell, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Arenata: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2020 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/438684> [accessed: 11 March 2025]
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