Satricum

Satricum
Students at work at the archaeological site of Satricum in 1983.
Satricum is located in Lazio
Satricum
Shown within Lazio
Alternative nameLe Ferriere
LocationBorgo Le Ferriere, Italy
RegionLazio
Coordinates41°30′47.2608″N 12°45′18.2988″E / 41.513128000°N 12.755083000°E / 41.513128000; 12.755083000
Typesettlement
History
Founded6th century BC
CulturesVolscian; Roman Republic
Site notes
Excavation datesyes
ArchaeologistsAntonio Nibby; Conrad M. Stibbe; M. Kleibrink; Marijke Gnade
Conditionruined
Public accessyes

Satricum (modern Le Ferriere), an ancient town of Latium vetus, lay on the right bank of the Astura river some 60 kilometres (37 miles) SE of Rome in a low-lying region south of the Alban Hills, at the NW border of the Pontine Marshes. It was directly accessible from Rome via a road running roughly parallel to the Via Appia.[1]

  1. ^ Quilici, L., S. Quilici Gigli. "Places: 423060 (Satricum)". Pleiades. Retrieved July 7, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)