Historical place profile
Sentinum
An ancient town in the region of Italy now known as Le Marche, Sentinum is perhaps best known for the pivotal Battle of Sentinum of the Third Samnite War that took place nearby in 295 BC.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:413312
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:413312
- Place type
- settlement
- Coordinates
- 43.427013, 12.855963
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
An ancient town in the region of Italy now known as Le Marche, Sentinum is perhaps best known for the pivotal Battle of Sentinum of the Third Samnite War that took place nearby in 295 BC.
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 D2 Sentinum
Source and reuse
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Research path
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