Nersae(87 words)
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Vicus of the Aequiculi (regio IV) in the upper Himella (the modern Salto) valley, referred to in Verg. Aen. 7,744 as montosae Nersae (‘mountainous Nersae’), the modern Civitella di Nesce. For the place name, see Nursia. After 49 BC, N. probably became part of the res publica Aequiculanorum (tribus Fabia). Inscriptions refer to a forum, theatre and a Mithraeum. Remains: aqueduct, rock tombs.
Uggeri, Giovanni (Florence)
Bibliography
Z. Mari, s.v. Nersae, EV 3, 709f.
Cite this page
Uggeri, Giovanni (Florence),
“Nersae”, in:
Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry.
Consulted online on 22 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e820690>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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