Anxur

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Anxur was an important ancient Volscian city in central Italy, later known as Tarracina under Roman rule.

All labels observed (2)

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Anxur canonical 2
Jupiter Anxur 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Volscian city
ancient city
belongsToEthnicGroup Volsci
conflictWith Roman Republic during Volscian wars
conqueredBy Roman Republic
Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus
conqueredInYear 406 BC
fortifiedBy Volsci
hasAncientName Anxur
hasArchaeologicalSite Terracina archaeological area
hasCoastOn Tyrrhenian Sea
hasCulture Roman
Volscian
hasDeity Jupiter Anxur
linked to: Anxur
hasFeature acropolis
fortifications
harbor
hasModernSuccessor Terracina
hasRomanName Tarracina
linked to: Terracina
hasSanctuary Temple of Jupiter Anxur
hasTopography terraced hillside
languageSpoken Latin
Volscian
laterKnownAs Tarracina
linked to: Terracina
locatedIn Latium
Volscian territory
central Italy
locatedNear Circeian promontory
locatedOn Via Appia
coast of Latium
mentionedBy Livy
Strabo
Virgil
nearbyModernCity Terracina
partOf Roman road network
linked to: Roman roads

ancient Italy
politicalStatus Roman municipium after conquest
Volscian stronghold before Roman conquest
regionInAntiquity Latium adiectum
linked to: Latium Adiectum
religiousCult Jupiter
local Italic deities
situatedOn hill above the sea
strategicImportance controlled coastal route between Rome and Campania
timePeriod first millennium BC
usedAs Roman colony

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Volsci majorSettlement Anxur
Anxur hasAncientName Anxur
Anxur hasDeity Jupiter Anxur
linked to: Anxur