Peltuinum

Peltuinum
Part of the remaining town wall.
LocationPrata d'Ansidonia, Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
TypeSettlement
History
PeriodsRoman Republic - Byzantine Empire
CulturesAncient Rome
Site notes
Public accessyes
Websitehttps://www.peltuinum.org
Via Claudia Nova (in yellow)
city walls

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 Castelnuovo.[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.

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