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[German version] This item can be found on the following maps: Social Wars Apulian-Lucanian city (Βαντία; Bantía: Plut. Marcellus 29,1), near Venosa (Liv. 27,25,13; Hor. Carm. 3,4,15; Porph. Acron), today Banzi. Municipium between 80 and 60 (CIL I2 582 with CIL IX 416). Templum augurale, necropoleis of the 7th-4th cents. BC. M. Claudius Marcellus fell between B. and Venosa in the battle against Hannibal (Liv. 27,27,7; Plut. Marcellus 29). Garozzo, Bruno (Pisa) Bibliography A. Bottini, Osservazioni sulla topografia di Banzi preromana, in: AION 2, 1980, 69-82 M. Torelli, Una nuova…

[German version] (also Ἄρποι, Ἄργυρίππα, Ἄργος Ἵππιον; Árpoi, Argyríppa, Árgos Híppion: Dion. Hal. 20,3,2, Argyripa, Argos Hippium: Cic. Att. 9,3,2; Verg. Aen. 10,30; App. Hann. 31; Just. Epit. 20,1). These refer to a town in  Apulia, listed as one of the inland settlements of  Daunia (Ptol. 3,1,72), modern Arpi. It was founded by  Diomedes (Lycoph. 594f.; Str. 6,3,9; Ov. Met. 14,9; Plin. HN 3,104), who, according to Steph. Byz. s.v. Ἄργυρίππα, supposedly gave this new name to an existing town called Λάμπη. In …

This item can be found on the following maps: Social Wars | Socii (Roman confederation) | | Rome | Rome (Βάρις; Báris). Peucetian harbour town (Βάριον, Atbaris: schol. Hor. Sat. 1,5,97; Beroes: It. Burd. 609,15; cf. Liv. 40,18; Str. 5,3,8), founded by Illyrians (Plin. HN 3,102) or by emigrants from Barra (Fest. s.v.), at the junction of the via Traiana and the coastal road (Hor. Sat. 1,5,96-97), modern Bari. Flourished between the 6th and 4th cents. BC (cf. the rich necropolis outside the town to the south, close to the coast). Municipium of the tribus Claudia (inscriptions: IG XIV 687; C…

[German version] Oscan town in Campania, between S. Arpino and Fratta Minore. Roman from 313 BC, A. changed sides in 216 BC in support of Hannibal (Oscan ADERL on coins), leading to its punishment by Rome in 211 BC: its inhabitants were driven out, most of its territory confiscated (Liv. 22,61,11; 26,16,5; Pol. 9,45). Municipium of the tribus Falerna in 60/50 BC (Cic. Fam. 13,7; Cic. Leg. agr. 2,86; Cic. Ad Q. Fr. 2,14,3). Monuments: two thermae, remains of residential buildings. Around the town centre, Samnite and Roman necropoleis. Garozzo, Bruno (Pisa) Bibliography D. Romano, Note cr…

[German version] This item can be found on the following maps: Villa | Italy, languages Town in  Campania near  Nola on the road from  Capua to  Abellinum (Ἀβέλλα; Abélla, Abellae, Str. 5,4,11; Plin. HN 3,63; Ptol. 3,11; Charisius, gramm. 1,35), modern Avella, founded by settlers from  Chalcis (Just. Epit. 20,1); its mythological name is Moera, its mythological founder Muranus (Serv. Aen. 7,740). During the  Social Wars, A. paid for its loyalty to Rome in 87 BC with pillage by  Nola (Granius Licinianus 35,20,8). A Roman   colonia before 73 BC (Sall. Hist. 3, fr. 97), it became a   municipium …

[German version] This item can be found on the following maps: Social Wars | Socii (Roman confederation) | Coloniae Daunian town in Apulia on the right bank of the Aufidus, on the border to the Peucetii (Cic. Att. passim; Caes. B Civ. 1,24,1; Hor. Sat. 1,5,91f.; 2,3,168; Liv. 22 passim; 23,5,1; 27,12,7; 42,16; Mela 2,66; Plin. HN 3,104; 8,190f.; Κανύσιον: App. B Civ. 1,52; 84; App. Hann. 24; 26; Cass. Dio 57; Plut. Marc. 25,3; Steph. Byz. s.v.; Κανούσιον: Plut. Marc. 9,2; Ptol. 3,1; Procop. Goth. 3,18,18; Canusio: Hil. 2,15; It. Ant. 116,3), m…

[German version] This item can be found on the following maps: Social Wars | Punic Wars Settlement between Barletta and Canosa on the Monte di Canne (Cic. Tusc. 1,89; Liv. 22,43; 49; Plin. HN 3,105; Sil. Pun. 8,624; Flor. Epit. 2,6), Κανναί (Pol. 3,107; App. Hann. 17). According to Liv. 22,43,10; 22,49,13, an unprotected vicus and ignobilis; Flor. Epit. 2,6,15; κώμη ( kṓmē ‘village’, App. Hann. 3,17), or, according to Polybius, a πόλις ( pólis, ‘town’), protected by an ἄκρα ( ákra ‘castle’). It is well known as the location of the defeat which Hannibal inflicted upon the Rom…

[German version] [1] City of the Volsci in Latium City of the Volsci in Latium at the source of the Melpis, on the via Latina between Casinum and Sora, today A. (Frosinone). Praefectura (Cic. Planc. 8), then municipium of the tribus Teretina. Monuments: parts of the city wall, remains of an ancient building below S. Marco, Roman mosaic, aqueduct. Uggeri, Giovanni (Florence) Bibliography NSA 1950, 108ff. E. Beranger, A. Sorrentino, La cinta muraria di Atina, 1979 E. Beranger, Testimoni archeologici dall'agro Atestino, in: Doc. Alb. s.2, II (1980), 75-93 H. Solin, Iscrizioni, in: E…

[German version] [2] This item can be found on the following maps: Social Wars | Theatre | Tribus | Coloniae | Coloniae Main centre of the Ausones in Campania (Καλησία; Kalēsía: Steph. Byz. s.v.; Calenum: Plin. HN 3,63; Cale), on an elevated plain, enclosed on three sides by the Rio de' Lauzi and the Rio di Pezzasecca, modern Calvi Risorta. For its foundation myth cf. Verg. Aen. 7,728 (Aurunca), Sil. Pun. 8,512; 12,525 (Calais), Dion. Hal. Ant. Rom. 6,32,37 (Volsci). Conquered by the Romans in 334 BC (Liv. 8,16; Vell. Pat. 1,14,3), municipium, seat of the quaestor for Campania (Tac. An…

[German version] Italian settlement ( Acheruntia: Porph. Hor. comm. 3,4,14; Acerentia: CIL 9, 6193 [ colonia]; 6194; 10,1 482; Ἀχέροντις; Achérontis: Procop. Goth. 3,23; 26; 4,26) on a summit of the Monte Vulture (833 m) between  Lucania and  Apulia, sometimes referred to as Lucanian (Porph. loc. cit.), sometimes as Apulian (Ps.-Acro, 3,4,14).; regio III (Plin. HN 3,73). Cult of Hercules (CIL 9,947). Few surviving remains of the settlement (including graves from the 6th to 4th cents. BC); modern Acerenza. Garozzo, Bruno (Pisa) Bibliography BTCGI 3, 8 f.

[German version] This item can be found on the following maps: Theatre | Villa City in Campania, located in the westernmost bay of the Gulf of Pozzuoli (Mela 2,70; Plin. HN 3,61; It. Ant. 123,6; Prob. App. gramm. 4,195; Serv. Aen. 9,707; Βαῖαι: Str. 5,4,5; Cass. Dio, 48,51,5; Βαιαί: EM 192,45-46; Boiae, Baie), today called Comune di Bacoli. B. belongs to the geological region of the Campi Phlegraei, a coastal landscape shaped by brandyseism and geothermal phenomena (therefore many thermal installations existe…

[German version] This item can be found on the following maps: Socii (Roman confederation) | | Coloniae | Coloniae | Italy, languages | Regio, regiones (Λουκερία/ Loukería, Diod. Sic.19,72,8; Str. 6,1,14; Λουκαρά/ Loukará, Pol. 3,88,5; 3,100,1; Νουκερία Ἀπουλῶν/ Noukería Apoulôn, Ptol. 3,1,72; Luceria, Cic. Clu. passim; Cic. Att. passim; Hor. Carm. 3,15,14; Vell. Pat. 1,14,4; Plin. HN. 3,104; Luceriae, Luc. 2,473; Luceria Apula, Vir. ill. 30,2). Daunian town (Str. 6,3,9) in the modern province of Foggia, 200 stadia from Gerunium (Pol. 3,100,3). Sources ref…

[English version] [1] Stadt der Volsci in Latium Stadt der Volsci in Latium an den Quellen des Melpis, an der Via Latina zw. Casinum und Sora, h. A. (Frosinone). Praefectura (Cic. Planc. 8), dann municipium der tribus Teretina. Monumente: Teile der Stadtmauer, Reste eines ant. Gebäudes unterhalb von S. Marco, röm. Mosaik, Aquädukt. Uggeri, Giovanni (Florenz) Bibliography NSA 1950, 108ff.  E.Beranger, A. Sorrentino, La cinta muraria di Atina, 1979  E. Beranger, Testimoni archeologici dall'agro Atestino, in: Doc. Alb. s.2, II (1980), 75-93  H. Solin, Iscrizioni, in: Epigraphica …

[English version] Dieser Ort ist auf folgenden Karten verzeichnet: Theater | Villa Stadt in Campania, in der westlichsten Bucht des Golfes von Pozzuoli (Mela 2,70; Plin. nat. 3,61; Itin. Anton. 123,6; Prob. app. gramm. 4,195; Serv. Aen. 9,707; Βαῖαι: Strab. 5,4,5; Cass. Dio, 48,51,5; Βαιαί: Etym. m. 192,45-46; Boiae, Baie), h. Comune di Bacoli. B. gehört zur geologischen Region der Campi Phlegraei, einer durch Brandidismus und geothermische Phänomene geprägten Küstenlandschaft (daher viele Thermenanlagen, etwa der Venus, des Mercurius). Villae lit. (Marius, Caesar, Clodia…

[English version] Dieser Ort ist auf folgenden Karten verzeichnet: Bundesgenossenkriege | Punische Kriege Ortschaft zw. Barletta und Canosa auf dem Monte di Canne (Cic. Tusc. 1,89; Liv. 22,43; 49; Plin. nat. 3,105; Sil. 8,624; Flor. epit. 2,6), Κανναί (Pol. 3,107; App. Hann. 17). Ungeschützter vicus und ignobilis nach Liv. 22,43,10; 22,49,13; Flor. epit. 2,6,15; κώμη ( kṓmē “Dorf”, App. Hann. 3,17) oder durch eine ἄκρα ( ákra “Burg”) gesicherte πόλις ( pólis, “Stadt”) nach Polybios. Bekannt durch die Niederlage, die Hannibal den Römern hier 216 v.Chr. zufügte (Pol.…

[English version] Dieser Ort ist auf folgenden Karten verzeichnet: Bundesgenossenkriege | Coloniae | Coloniae | Theater | Tribus Hauptort der Ausoni in Campania (Καλησία: Steph. Byz. s.v.; Calenum: Plin. nat. 3,63; Cale), auf einer Hochebene, dreiseits vom Rio de' Lauzi und Rio di Pezzasecca eingeschlossen, h. Calvi Risorta. Zur Gründungssage vgl. Verg. Aen. 7,728 (Aurunca), Sil. 8,512; 12,525 (Calais), Dion. Hal. ant. 6,32,37 (Volsci). Von den Römern 334 v.Chr. erobert (Liv. 8,16; Vell. 1,14,3), municipium, Sitz des Quaestors für Campania (Tac. ann. 4,27). C. war berühmt für …

[English version] Ital. Siedlung ( Acheruntia: Porph. Hor. comm. 3,4,14; Acerentia: CIL 9, 6193 [ colonia]; 6194; 10,1 482; Ἀχέροντις: Prok. BG 3,23; 26; 4,26) auf einem Gipfel des Monte Vulture (833 m) zw. Lucania und Apulia, mal lukanisch (Porph. a.O.), mal apulisch (Ps.-Acro, 3,4,14) gen.; regio III (Plin. nat. 3,73). Hercules-Kult (CIL 9,947). Wenige Siedlungsreste (u. a. Gräber 6./4. Jh. v. Chr.); h. Acerenza. Garozzo, Bruno (Pisa) Bibliography BTCGI 3, 8 f.

[English version] (auch Ἄρποι, Ἄργυρίππα, Ἄργος Ἵππιον: Dion. Hal. 20,3,2, Argyripa, Argos Hippium: Cic. Att. 9,3,2; Verg. Aen. 10,30; App. Hann. 31; Iust. 20,1). Bezieht sich auf eine Stadt in Apulia, die unter den Binnenorten von Daunia aufgelistet ist (Ptol. 3,1,72), h. Arpi. Gegr. von Diomedes (Lykophr. 594f.; Strab. 6,3,9; Ov. met. 14,9; Plin. nat. 3,104), der laut Steph. Byz. s.v. Ἄργυρίππα einer schon vorhandenen Stadt Λάμπη den neuen Namen gegeben haben soll. Während des Krieges gegen Hannibal nach …

[English version] Dieser Ort ist auf folgenden Karten verzeichnet: Bundesgenossenkriege Apulisch-lukanische Stadt (Βαντία: Plut. Marcellus 29,1), nahe bei Venosa (Liv. 27,25,13; Hor. carm. 3,4,15; Porph. Acron), h. Banzi. Municipium zw. 80 und 60 (CIL I2 582 mit CIL IX 416). Templum augurale, Nekropolen des 7.-4.Jh. v.Chr. Zw. B. und Venosa fiel M. Claudius Marcellus im Kampf gegen Hannibal (Liv. 27,27,7; Plut. Marcellus 29). Garozzo, Bruno (Pisa) Bibliography A. Bottini, Osservazioni sulla topografia di Banzi preromana, in: AION 2, 1980, 69-82  M. Torelli, Una nuova epigraf…

[English version] Oskische Stadt in Campania, zw. S. Arpino und Fratta Minore. Seit 313 v.Chr. röm., ging 216 zu Hannibal über (auf Münzen oskisch ADERL) und wurde 211 v.Chr. dafür von den Römern bestraft: Vertreibung der Bewohner, Konfiskation des größten Teils ihres Territoriums (Liv. 22,61,11; 26,16,5; Pol. 9,45). Municipium der tribus Falerna 60/50 v.Chr. (Cic. fam. 13,7; Cic. leg. agr. 2,86; Cic. ad Q. fr. 2,14,3). Monumente: Zwei Thermen, Überreste von Wohnhäusern. Um das Stadtzentrum herum samnitische und röm. Nekropole. Garozzo, Bruno (Pisa) Bibliography D. Romano, Note …