Peltuinum

Peltuinum
	Part of the remaining town wall.
Location	Prata d'Ansidonia, Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
Type	Settlement
History
Periods	Roman Republic - Byzantine Empire
Cultures	Ancient Rome
Site notes
Public access	yes

Peltuinum was a Roman town of the Vestini, on the ancient Via Claudia Nova, 20 km east of L'Aquila, Italy,^[1] between the modern-day settlements of Prata d'Ansidonia and .^[2] It was apparently the chief town of that portion of the Vestini who dwelt west of the main Apennine chain. Remains of the town walls, of an amphitheatre, of a temple and of other buildings still exist.^[1] The city was the birthplace of Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, a Roman general from the age of Nero.

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^ Jump up to: ^a ^b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Peltuinum". Encyclopædia Britannica. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 77.
^ "The Ancient Town of Peltuinum". Retrieved 23 December 2013.

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Coordinates: 42°17′09″N 13°37′13″E / 42.28583°N 13.62028°E / 42.28583; 13.62028

[Chisholm_1911,_p._77-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Peltuinum". Encyclopædia Britannica. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 77.

[2] "The Ancient Town of Peltuinum". Retrieved 23 December 2013.

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