Auximum

settlement · 550 BC – 1999 AD

Auximum (modern Osimo) is an ancient settlement of Picenum. The original foundation was likely carried out by Greeks from Ancona. The Romans made it a base for military operations from 174 B.C.

Coordinates

43.48612, 13.48244

Also known as

Ausimo (la), Auximates (la), Auximates (la), Auxoumon (grc-Latn), Avsimo (la), Osimo (it), Osimo (it), Αὔξουμον (grc-Latn)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)

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