Saepinum

Saepinum was a Samnite town that later became a Roman municipium. Located approximately 15 kilometres south of the modern city of in south-central , Saepinum lay on the ancient road connecting to .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: Samnite town located c. 15 km south of modern Campobasso.
  • Also known as: “Altilia”, “area archeologica di Sepino”, “Saepinum-Terravecchia”, “Saipins”, and “Terravecchia”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Roman Theatre of Saepinum and Fontana del Grifo.

Photo: Adam91, CC BY 3.0.
is situated 150 metres northwest of Saepinum.

Work of art
Photo: Luisarcus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a work of art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Giuliano del Sannio and Cercepiccola.

Village
is a comune in the… is situated 3 km northeast of Saepinum.

Village
is a comune in the … is situated 5 km northeast of Saepinum.

Village
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is a small mountain town in the , , southern . is situated 6 km west of Saepinum.

Saepinum

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
way 193450242
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­meadow
Geo­Names ID
7289564
Wiki­data ID
Q1807870
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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: “Sepinum”
  • Chinese: “萨埃皮努姆”
  • Dutch: “Saepinum”
  • Finnish: “Saepinum”
  • French: “Saepinum”
  • German: “Saepinum”
  • Italian: “Saepinum”
  • Japanese: “サエピヌム”
  • Latin: “Saepinum”
  • Portuguese: “Sepino (cidade romana)”
  • Portuguese: “Sepino”
  • Russian: “Сепинум”
  • Spanish: “Saepinum”
  • Turkish: “Saepinum”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Altilia and Cantoni.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Casa della cucina and The Fountain of the Griffon.

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Worth a closer look: Campobasso and Termoli.

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