Historical place profile
Minturnae
Originally an Ausonian town that fought against Rome in 314 B.C., Minturnae became a colony in 296 B.C. The site is located on the Garigliano river (ancient Liris) and served an important economic function. The Via Appia passes through the city.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:432940
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:432940
- Place type
- archaeological-site, settlement
- Coordinates
- 41.242153, 13.768418
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
Originally an Ausonian town that fought against Rome in 314 B.C., Minturnae became a colony in 296 B.C. The site is located on the Garigliano river (ancient Liris) and served an important economic function. The Via Appia passes through the city.
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 E3 Minturnae
Source and reuse
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Research path
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