Historical place profile

Sarsina

Sarsina was a town of the Umbri that was captured by Cornelius Scipio in 271 B.C. and was the birthplace of the Latin author Plautus. The necropolis at Sarsina has been extensively studied.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:413306
Catalogue ID
pleiades:413306
Place type
settlement
Coordinates
43.919400, 12.142155
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

Sarsina was a town of the Umbri that was captured by Cornelius Scipio in 271 B.C. and was the birthplace of the Latin author Plautus. The necropolis at Sarsina has been extensively studied.

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 42 C1 Sarsina

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Research path

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