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ID: 7004058
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7004058
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Isernia (inhabited place)  Isernia (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 41 36 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 41.6000  decimal degrees
Long: 014 14 00 E  degrees minutes   Long: 14.2333  decimal degrees

Note: Located between Carpino & Sordo rivers; was established by the ancient Italic Samnites; was a Roman colony from 263 BC; noted as headquarters of Italic revolt in Social War of 90 BC; recaptured by Sulla in 80 BC; modern town was severely damaged in WW II.

Names:
Isernia (preferred,C,V)
Aesernia (H,V)  ............ ancient

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Italy (nation)  ........  Italy (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Molise (region (administrative division))  ............  Molise (region (administrative division)) (P)
Hierarchy of Isernia (province)  ................  Isernia (province) (P)
Hierarchy of Isernia (inhabited place)  ....................  Isernia (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)  ............  settled in ancient times
town (C)
provincial capital (C)  ............  since 1970
commercial center (C)
manufacturing center (C)  ............  produces food products, textiles & lace
transportation center (C)

Related geographic places:
located on ....  Via Latina .......... (road)
..................  (World, Europe, Italy) [6006328]

Sources and Contributors:
Aesernia..........  [GRLPSC, VP]
.................  GRI Photo Archive, Authority File (1998) 12741
.................  Times Atlas of World History (1993) 335
Isernia..........  [GRLPSC, VP Preferred]
.................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 422
.................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) VI, 404
.................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
.................  TCI: Abruzzo e Molise (1979) 301
.................  Times Atlas of the World. Reprint ed. (1994) 88
Subject: .....  [GRLPSC, VP]
..................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 422
..................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) VI, 404
..................  GRI Photo Archive, Authority File (1998) 12741
..................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -119342
..................  TCI: Abruzzo e Molise (1979) 301
..................  Times Atlas of the World. Reprint ed. (1994) 88
..................  Times Atlas of World History (1993) 335
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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