Liternum

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Liternum was an ancient Roman town in Campania, Italy, historically notable as the place where the famed general Scipio Africanus retired and died.

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Liternum canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman town
associatedWith Second Punic War
country Italy
declineReason coastal silting
marshy environment
foundedAs Roman colony
foundedBy Romans
foundedFor veterans of the Second Punic War
hasArchaeologicalSite Roman necropolis
Roman villas
remains of Roman forum
remains of amphitheatre
remains of basilica
remains of temple
hasCulturalHeritageStatus protected archaeological area (Italy)
hasLanguageHistoricallySpoken Latin
hasNearbyModernCity Naples
Pozzuoli
linked to: Puteoli
hasNearbyWaterBody Lago Patria
Tyrrhenian Sea
hasReligionHistoricallyPracticed Roman polytheism
hasResident Scipio Africanus
hasType Roman colony
archaeological site
historicallyNotableFor death of Scipio Africanus
retirement of Scipio Africanus
locatedIn Campania
Magna Graecia and Roman Italy
locatedInGeographicRegion southern Italy
locatedInMetropolitanCity Metropolitan City of Naples
locatedInPresentDayMunicipality Giugliano in Campania
locatedNear Giugliano in Campania
Phlegraean Fields
Via Domitiana
coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea
modern Lago Patria
mentionedIn writings of Livy
writings of Seneca the Younger
writings of Valerius Maximus
modernStatus archaeological site
uninhabited archaeological area
partOf Roman Campania
linked to: Campania
region Campania
roadAccessedBy Via Appia (nearby connection)
linked to: Via Appia

Via Domitiana
timePeriod Imperial Rome
linked to: Roman Empire

Roman Republic

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Scipio Africanus deathPlace Liternum
Via Domitiana connects Liternum