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Amiternum (Samnium)

a Pleiades place resource

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An ancient city in Samnium located between Interamna Lirenas and Atina perhaps corresponding to the modern comune of Sant'Elia Fiumerapido (FR).

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/573036190

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
41.539107, 13.866147

Locations:

Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Sant'Elia Fiumerapido (modern) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Amiternum (Latin, 330 BC - AD 300)

Amiternum (Samnium) makes connections with:

None

Amiternum (Samnium) receives connections from:

None

Place type:
settlement, settlement-modern

References:

Evidence:

Liv. (OCT: PHI) 10.39.3.2

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Related:

Wikidata Q74247525: Amiternum

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

During the Third Samnite War (293 B.C.), the Roman consul Spurius Carvilius Maximus captured and destroyed Amiternum. The opinion offered by S. Oakley contradicts those of Nissen, Salmon, and La Regina.

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Amiternum (Samnium): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2021 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/573036190> [accessed: 30 January 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/573036190 |title=Places: 573036190 (Amiternum (Samnium)) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=January 30, 2025 10:26 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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Amiternum (Samnium)