Saepinum
Saepinum was a Samnite town that later became a Roman municipium. Located approximately 15 kilometres south of the modern city of Campobasso in south-central Italy, Saepinum lay on the ancient road connecting Beneventum to Corfinium.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roman Theatre of Saepinum and Fontana del Grifo.
Roman Theatre of Saepinum
Roman Theatre of Saepinum is situated 150 metres northwest of Saepinum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Giuliano del Sannio and Cercepiccola.
San Giuliano del Sannio
Village
San Giuliano del Sannio is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 13 kilometres south of Campobasso. San Giuliano del Sannio borders the following municipalities: Cercepiccola, Guardiaregia, Mirabello Sannitico, Sepino, Vinchiaturo. San Giuliano del Sannio is situated 3 km northeast of Saepinum.
Cercepiccola
Village
Cercepiccola is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 11 kilometres south of Campobasso. Cercepiccola borders the following municipalities: Cercemaggiore, Mirabello Sannitico, San Giuliano del Sannio, Sepino. Cercepiccola is situated 5 km northeast of Saepinum.
Guardiaregia
Village
Saepinum
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Samnite town located c. 15 km south of modern Campobasso.
- Categories: ancient city, archaeological park, museum, Italian national museum, Museum of the Italian Ministry of Culture, historic site, meadow, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sepino, Province of Campobasso, Molise, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.4333° or 41° 25′ 60″ north
Longitude
14.61859° or 14° 37′ 7″ east
Elevation
662 metres (2,172 feet)
Operator
Parco Archeologico di Sepino
Open location code
8FHPCJM9+8C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=meadow
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Turkish—“Saepinum” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Σαίπινον”
- Bulgarian: “Сепинум”
- Catalan: “Saepinum”
- Catalan: “Sepinum”
- Chinese: “萨埃皮努姆”
- Dutch: “Saepinum”
- Finnish: “Saepinum”
- French: “Saepinum”
- German: “Saepinum”
- Italian: “Altilia”
- Italian: “area archeologica di Sepino”
- Italian: “Saepinum-Terravecchia”
- Italian: “Saepinum”
- Italian: “Saipins”
- Italian: “Sepinum”
- Italian: “Terravecchia”
- Japanese: “サエピヌム”
- Latin: “Saepinum”
- Latin: “Sepinum”
- Portuguese: “Sepino (cidade romana)”
- Portuguese: “Sepino”
- Russian: “Сепинум”
- Spanish: “Saepinum”
- Turkish: “Saepinum”
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