Allifae
 Amphitheatres of Alife | |
| Location | Alife, Province of Caserta, Italy |
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| Region | Campania |
| Coordinates | 41°19′32″N 14°20′05″E / 41.325511°N 14.334859°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| Site notes | |
| Management | Soprintendenza per i beni archeologici di Salerno, Avellino e Caserta |
| Public access | Yes |
| Website | Sito Archeologico di Allifae (in Italian) |
Allifae was an ancient town of
Telesia, and 27 km east-northwest of Teano
.
It was close to the frontiers of
Social War: and we learn from Cicero that it possessed an extensive and fertile territory in the valley of the Vulturnus, which appears to have adjoined that of Venafrum[6] According to the Liber Coloniarum (p. 231), a colony was established there by the triumvirs, and its colonial rank, though not mentioned by Pliny, is confirmed by the evidence of inscriptions. These also attest that it continued to be a place of importance under the Roman Empire: and was adorned with many new public buildings under the reign of Hadrian.[7]
It is placed by the Itineraries on the direct road from Rome to Beneventum by the Via Latina, at the distance of 17 miles from Teanum, and 43 from Beneventum; but the latter number is certainly too large.[8]
The site of the Samnite city, which in the 4th century BC had a coinage of its own, is not known; the Roman town lay in what are now the comuni of Alife and Sant'Angelo d'Alife, and its walls (4th century) enclose the preserved remains of large baths (Thermae Herculis) and a theatre.[9]
References
- ^ iii. 5. 9.
- ^ viii. 537.
- ^ p. 238.
- OCLC 1119760952.
- ^ Liv. xxii. 13, 17, 18, xxvi. 9.
- ^ Pro Planc. 9, De lege agraria ii. 25.
- ^ August Wilhelm Zumpt, de Coloniis, p. 335; Orell. Inscr. 140, 3887; Romanelli, vol. ii. pp. 451-56.
- ^ Antonine Itinerary pp. 122, 304.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Allifae". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 696.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)
External links
Archaeological sites in Campania | ||
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| Province of Avellino |     | |
| Province of Benevento | ||
| Province of Caserta | ||
| Province of Naples | ||
| Province of Salerno |
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