Saepinum

Saepinum
Roman basilica
Saepinum is located in Italy
Saepinum
Shown within Italy
LocationSepino, Province of Campobasso, Molise, Italy
Coordinates41°26′0″N 14°37′0″E / 41.43333°N 14.61667°E / 41.43333; 14.61667
TypeSettlement
History
PeriodsRoman Republic - Byzantine Empire
CulturesAncient Rome
Site notes
ConditionRuined
OwnershipPublic
ManagementSoprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici del Molise
Public accessYes
WebsiteSito Archeologico di Sepino (in Italian)

Saepinum (modern Altilia, near Sepino) was a Samnite town that later became a Roman municipium.[1] Located approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the modern city of Campobasso in south-central Italy, Saepinum lay on the ancient road connecting Beneventum (modern Benevento) to Corfinium (modern Corfinio).[2][3]

  1. ^ mdpi.com/2076-3263/10/6/225
  2. ^  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Saepinum". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 994.
  3. ^ Purcell, N. "Places: 433073 (Saepinum)". Pleiades. Retrieved June 5, 2018.