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Corfinium (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 44 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.7333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 015 16 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 15.2667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ancient town of Samnium; capital of the short-lived republic of Italia, founded in 1st century BCE; taken by Julius Caesar 49 BCE; was important center on crossroads of Via Valeria & Via Claudia Nova; modern town grew up to north of ancient site. |
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| Corfinium (preferred,C,V)
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............ | name used for Roman center conquered in 49 BC |
| Italica (H,V)
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............ | name used for capital of short-lived republic of Italia, 90-89 BC |
| Péntima (H,V)
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............ | name used after 965 AD until 1928 |
| Valva (H,V)
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............ | name used for Lombard domain during the early Middle Ages, destroyed by 965 |
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Abruzzi (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Corfinium (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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first documented in 90 BC |
| town (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| near/adjacent to .... |
Corfinio .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, Italia, Abruzzi, L'Aquila province) [7045502] |
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