Peltuinum

Peltuinum was a Roman town of the Vestini, on the ancient Via Claudia Nova, 20 km east of L'Aquila, Italy,[1] between the modern-day settlements of Prata d'Ansidonia and Castelnuovo.[2] It was apparently the chief town of that portion of the Vestini who dwelt west of the main Apennine chain. Remains of the town walls, of an amphitheatre, of a temple and of other buildings still exist.[1] The city was the birthplace of Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, a Roman general from the age of Nero.

Peltuinum
Part of the remaining town wall.
LocationPrata d'Ansidonia, Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
TypeSettlement
History
PeriodsRoman Republic - Byzantine Empire
CulturesAncient Rome
Site notes
Public accessyes

References
  1.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Peltuinum". Encyclopædia Britannica. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 77.
  2. "The Ancient Town of Peltuinum". Retrieved 23 December 2013.

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