Duronia

Historical description

The compilers of the Barrington Atlas include two ancient places called "Duronia" on map 44. This instance of Duronia corresponds to a fortified Samnite settlement that S.P. Oakley refers to as "Civita di Duronia". This place corresponds to a present-day Italian comune located in the province of Campobasso. As is often true with the observable settlement pattern, the ancient fortified center occupies an elevated position while its post-ancient successor (in this case, the source of the toponym) eschews the high ground for more level terrain. The difference in elevation between the ancient fortified center and the present-day Duronia is more than 120 meters.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 44 F2 Duronia

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Research path

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