Picenes
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The Picenes were an ancient Italic people who inhabited the Adriatic coast of central Italy, known for their distinctive material culture, warrior aristocracy, and interactions with Etruscan and Greek civilizations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Picenes canonical | 4 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age people
ⓘ
ancient Italic people ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture | Picene culture ⓘ |
| burialCustoms |
inhumation in tumulus graves
ⓘ
richly furnished tombs ⓘ |
| capitalOrMainCenter |
Ancona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asculum ⓘ Cupra Marittima ⓘ Numana ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| conquestDate | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture | Italic culture ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ metalworking ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Picenum ⓘ |
| event | conquered by the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
archaeological remains
ⓘ
epigraphic inscriptions ⓘ |
| floruit |
4th century BC
ⓘ
5th century BC ⓘ 6th century BC ⓘ 7th century BC ⓘ 8th century BC ⓘ 9th century BC ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| interactedWith |
Etruscans
ⓘ
surface form:
Etruscan civilization
Greek colonies in the Adriatic ⓘ Romans ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bronze and iron objects
ⓘ
contacts with Etruscans ⓘ contacts with Greeks ⓘ distinctive material culture ⓘ elaborate weaponry ⓘ horse equipment ⓘ rich grave goods ⓘ trade across the Adriatic Sea ⓘ warrior aristocracy ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Italy ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Adriatic coast ⓘ |
| neighbor |
Etruscans
ⓘ
Sabines ⓘ Samnites ⓘ Umbrians ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Italy ⓘ |
| regionCorrespondsTo |
modern Marche
ⓘ
part of modern Abruzzo ⓘ |
| religion |
Italic paganism
ⓘ
polytheism ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
aristocratic clans
ⓘ
warrior elite ⓘ |
| spokeLanguage |
North Picene language
ⓘ
Picene language ⓘ South Picene language ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early first millennium BC
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Old Italic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.