Liternum

settlement · 330 BC – 640 AD

An ancient city of Campania located near the mouth of the Volturnus River; a Roman colony was established at Liternum in 194 B.C. The site is most famous as the location of the villa of Scipio Africanus, as described by Seneca.

Liternum
Coordinates
40.92107, 14.03007
Also known as
Liternon (grc), Marina di Lago di Patria (ita), Λίτερνον (grc)
Dating
attested

Sources

See Liternum on the map →

Liternum — Ancient Maps