Falerii Novi

Falerii Novi
Entrance gate
Falerii Novi is located in Italy
Falerii Novi
Shown within Italy
LocationFalerii, Lazio, Italy
Coordinates42°17′59″N 12°21′30″E / 42.2996291°N 12.35836207°E / 42.2996291; 12.35836207
TypeSettlement
History
Founded241 BC
Abandonedc. 700s AD
CulturesFalisci
Romans
Map of Falerii Novi

Falerii Novi (English: New Falerii[1]) was an ancient Roman walled town in the Tiber River valley, about 50 km (31 mi) north of Rome and 6 km (3.7 mi) west of Civita Castellana.[2]

Its impressive gate and the whole perimeter of its city walls are still visible.

  1. ^ Valuing the Past in the Greco-Roman World. Brill. May 28, 2014. p. 99. ISBN 9789004274952 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Andrews, Margaret; Bernard, Seth; Dodd, Emlyn; Fochetti, Beatrice; Kay, Stephen; Liverani, Paolo; Millett, Martin; Vermeulen, Frank (2023-07-21). "THE FALERII NOVI PROJECT". Papers of the British School at Rome: 1–26. doi:10.1017/S0068246223000053. hdl:2158/1321011. ISSN 0068-2462.