Historical place profile
Vicus Anninus
This vicus is mentioned on Roman inscriptions discovered in the area of modern Lecce dei Marsi in Italy. The precise location of the town is not known, but it is probably not to be found at the medieval foundation known now as "Lecce Vecchio", which was abandoned after an earthquake in the early 20th century.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:433196
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:433196
- Place type
- settlement, settlement-modern
- Coordinates
- 41.892777, 13.691004
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
This vicus is mentioned on Roman inscriptions discovered in the area of modern Lecce dei Marsi in Italy. The precise location of the town is not known, but it is probably not to be found at the medieval foundation known now as "Lecce Vecchio", which was abandoned after an earthquake in the early 20th century.
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 E2 Vicus Anninus
Source and reuse
This profile derives from the Pleiades current GIS record, licensed CC BY 3.0. Pleiades place record The profile preserves the source name, point, type, description, precision and provenance without silently adding a boundary reconstruction.
Research path
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