Historical place profile
Monte Cavallerizzo
Monte Cavallerizzo is a fortified Samnite center - perhaps dating to the fourth century B.C. - located in close proximity to the sanctuary at Vastogirardi. According to S.P. Oakley, Monte Cavallerizzo (1,524 meters a.s.l.) is the site of the highest Samnite hillfort. An area of 2.7 hectares is defended by polygonal walling on the mountain top.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:432948
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:432948
- Place type
- mountain, settlement
- Coordinates
- 41.802051, 14.274247
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
Monte Cavallerizzo is a fortified Samnite center - perhaps dating to the fourth century B.C. - located in close proximity to the sanctuary at Vastogirardi. According to S.P. Oakley, Monte Cavallerizzo (1,524 meters a.s.l.) is the site of the highest Samnite hillfort. An area of 2.7 hectares is defended by polygonal walling on the mountain top.
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 Monte Cavallerizzo
Source and reuse
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