Lucus Feroniae
Lucus Feroniae was an ancient sanctuary or, literally sacred grove, dedicated to the Sabine goddess Feronia, protector of freedmen, ex-slaves. It was located near to the ancient town of Feronia in Etruria on the ancient Via Tiberina, in what is now the territory of the modern commune of Capena, Lazio.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Villa dei Volusii.
Villa dei Volusii
Archaeological site
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The ancient Roman Villa dei Volusii or Villa dei Volusii-Saturnini is an archaeological site located in the municipality of Fiano Romano, next to the ancient Roman town and sanctuary of Lucus Feroniae, along the route of ancient Via Tiberina. Villa dei Volusii is situated 480 metres northeast of Lucus Feroniae.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fiano Romano and Passo Corese.
Fiano Romano
Town
Fiano Romano is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy, approximately 40 kilometres north of the city. Fiano Romano borders the following municipalities: Capena, Civitella San Paolo, Montelibretti, Montopoli di Sabina, Nazzano. Fiano Romano is situated 4½ km north of Lucus Feroniae.
Passo Corese
Village
Passo Corese is an Italian town and hamlet of Fara in Sabina, a municipality in the province of Rieti, Lazio. In 2011 it had a population of 3,573. Passo Corese is situated 5 km northeast of Lucus Feroniae.
Monterotondo Scalo
Hamlet
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Monterotondo Scalo is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km south of Lucus Feroniae.
Lucus Feroniae
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Capena, Italy
- Categories: archaeological park, Italian national museum, museum, Museum of the Italian Ministry of Culture, shrine, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Capena, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
42.13058° or 42° 7′ 50″ northLongitude
12.5957° or 12° 35′ 45″ eastElevation
54 metres (177 feet)Open location code
8FJJ4HJW+67OpenStreetMap ID
way 215646299OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Lucus Feroniae” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lucus Feroniae”
- Egyptian Arabic: “لوكوس فيرونيا”
- French: “Lucus Feroniae”
- German: “Lucus Feroniae”
- Italian: “antiquarium e area archeologica di Lucus Feroniae”
- Italian: “Antiquarium e scavi di Lucus Feroniae”
- Italian: “Lucus Feronia”
- Italian: “Lucus Feroniae”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lucus Feroniae”. Photo: Rossignol Benoît, CC BY-SA 4.0.