Gates of Saepinum
Gates of Saepinum is a city gate in Sepino, Province of Campobasso, Molise. Gates of Saepinum is situated nearby to the ruins Impluvium, as well as near the work of art Fontana del Grifo.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Roman doorway in Saepinum, Sepino, Italy
- Also known as: “Porta Beneventum” and “porte di Saepinum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saepinum and Roman Theatre of Saepinum.
Saepinum
Archaeological site
Photo: PaestumPaestum, CC BY 4.0.
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. Saepinum is situated 180 metres north of Gates of Saepinum.
Roman Theatre of Saepinum
Roman Theatre of Saepinum is situated 330 metres northwest of Gates of Saepinum.
Fontana del Grifo
Work of art
Photo: Luisarcus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fontana del Grifo is a work of art, which is situated 150 metres northwest of Gates 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 3½ km northeast of Gates 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 Gates of Saepinum.
Guardiaregia
Village
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Guardiaregia is a small mountain town in the Province of Campobasso, Molise, southern Italy. Their patron saint is San Nicola di Bari, otherwise known as St. Nicholas. Guardiaregia is situated 6 km west of Gates of Saepinum.
Gates of Saepinum
- Categories: Roman doorway, tourism, city gate, and historic site
- Location: Sepino, Province of Campobasso, Molise, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.43179° or 41° 25′ 55″ northLongitude
14.61942° or 14° 37′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8FHPCJJ9+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 193445428OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q126261355
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In Other Languages
“Gates of Saepinum” goes by many names.
- Italian: “porte di Saepinum”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Impluvium and Casa dell’impluvium Sannitico.
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