Historical place profile

Ferentinum

A Hernican town along the Via Latina that the Romans captured in 364 B.C. Later in the Republican period (after 195 B.C.), the city received Roman municipal status.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:432830
Catalogue ID
pleiades:432830
Place type
settlement
Coordinates
41.692693, 13.253364
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

A Hernican town along the Via Latina that the Romans captured in 364 B.C. Later in the Republican period (after 195 B.C.), the city received Roman municipal status.

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 D2 Ferentinum

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Research path

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