Amiternum

Amiternum was an ancient Sabine city, then Roman city and later bishopric and Latin Catholic titular see in the central region of modern , located 9 km from . Amiternum was the birthplace of the historian Sallust.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient city, now roman archeological site, near the city of L’Aquila, Abruzzo; italy
  • Also known as: “area archeologica Amiternum”, “resti antichi”, and “Αμίτερνο”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Roman amphitheater of Amiternum and L’Aquila–Preturo Airport.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km west of Amiternum.

Aerodrome
Photo: Hengist Decius, CC BY 2.0.
L'Aquila–Preturo Airport, is an serving…

Church
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is a church, which is situated 3 km north of Amiternum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Vittorino and Preturo.

Village
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is a village in the , region of .

Village
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is a frazione in the Province of in the region of central Italy. is situated 3 km southwest of Amiternum.

Village
is a frazione in the Province of in the region of . is situated 3½ km northeast of Amiternum.

Amiternum

Latitude
42.39782° or 42° 23′ 52″ north
Longitude
13.31526° or 13° 18′ 55″ east
Elevation
711 metres (2,333 feet)
Open location code
8FJM98X8+44
Geo­Names ID
8133994
Wiki­data ID
Q177061
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Amiternum” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ամիտերնում”
  • Belarusian: “Амітэрн”
  • Bulgarian: “Амитернум”
  • Catalan: “Amitèrnum”
  • Czech: “Amiternum”
  • Danish: “Amiternum”
  • Dutch: “Amiternum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اميترنوم”
  • French: “Amiternum”
  • Georgian: “ამიტერნუმი”
  • German: “Amiternum”
  • German: “San Vittorino”
  • Greek: “Αμίτερνον”
  • Irish: “Amiternum”
  • Italian: “Amiternum”
  • Japanese: “アミテルヌム”
  • Latin: “Amiternum” (historical)
  • Portuguese: “Amiterno”
  • Russian: “Амитерн”
  • Slovenian: “Amiternum”
  • Spanish: “Amiternum”
  • Swedish: “Amiternum”
  • Ukrainian: “Амітерн”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Cermone and Bivio Pizzoli.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo and Scuola Superiore Guglielmo Reiss Romoli.

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Worth a closer look: Avezzano and Sulmona.

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