Venafrum

Venafrum
	Shown within Molise
Location	Comune di Venafro
Region	Campania
Coordinates	41°29′08″N 14°02′23″E / 41.48556°N 14.03972°E
Type	Settlement
History
Periods	Roman Republic
Cultures	Ancient Rome
Site notes
Excavation dates	yes

Venafrum was an ancient town of

Vairano, 25 km southwest of the former, 201 m above sea-level.^[1]^[2]

Overview

Venafrum was established as a civitas sine suffragio in 201 BC.

Social War it was taken by the allies by treachery. Augustus founded a colony there and provided for the construction of an aqueduct (cf. the long decree relating to it in Corp. Inscr. Lat. x. No. 4842).^[1]

It seems to have been a place of some importance. Its

Telesia by way of Allifae.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Ashby, Thomas (1911). "Venafrum". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 980.
ISBN 9788885007277
.

ISBN 978-88-8265-285-2
.

External links

Purcell, N., R. Talbert, T. Elliott, S. Gillies (2 December 2021). "Places: 433185 (Venafrum)". Pleiades. Retrieved March 8, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

41°29′08″N 14°02′23″E / 41.48556°N 14.03972°E / 41.48556; 14.03972

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Pleiades

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[EB1911-1] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Ashby, Thomas (1911). "Venafrum". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 980.

[Diebner1979-2] ISBN 9788885007277
.

[Conventi2004-3] ISBN 978-88-8265-285-2
.

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