Fanum Fortunae
settlement · 330 BC – 2100 AD
Fanum Fortunae, the site of a shrine to Fortuna, is first mentioned in the ancient sources in 49 B.C. when Iulius Caesar held the town. An Augustan colony was established at the site and the Romans prevailed in the Battle of Fano in A.D. 271. The town was eventually destroyed by the Ostrogoths.
- Coordinates
- 43.84490, 13.01692
- Also known as
- Colonia Iulia Fanestris (la), Colonia Iulia Fanestris (la), Fano (it), Fano (it), to hieron tes Tyches (grc), τὸ Ἱερὂν τῆς Τύχης (grc), Фанум-Фортуны (ru)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
- OpenHistoricalMap · CC0 1.0© OpenHistoricalMap contributors
- Wikidata · CC0 1.0Wikidata (CC0)