Castra Misenatium

a Pleiades place resource

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A barracks at Rome that accommodated sailors from the imperial fleet at Misenum who were seconded to Rome in order to operate the rigging of the velarium of the Flavian Amphitheater.

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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/855441499

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Geographic Names:
- Castra Misenatium (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)

Castra Misenatium makes connections with:

Castra Misenatium connection Regio III (Isis et Serapis) (unspecified date range)
Castra Misenatium located at Roma (unspecified date range)

Castra Misenatium receives connections from:

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Place type:
barracks

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Wikidata Castra Misenatium (Q2379633)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Castra Misenatium: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/855441499> [accessed: 21 May 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/855441499 |title=Places: 855441499 (Castra Misenatium) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=May 21, 2026 4:51 am |publisher=Pleiades}}