Satricum

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Satricum was an ancient town in Latium, central Italy, known from early Roman and Volscian history and associated with the sanctuary of the goddess Mater Matuta.

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Label Occurrences
Satricum canonical 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient town
archaeological site
approximateDistanceFrom 60 km south of Rome
associatedDeity Revered Mother
surface form: Mater Matuta
attestedSinceCentury 7th century BC
conflictWith Rome
Volsci
country Italy
culture Latin
Volscian
dedicatedToDeity Revered Mother
surface form: Mater Matuta
excavatedBy Dutch archaeological missions
flourishedInCentury 6th century BC
hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf sanctuary complex
urban settlement
hasArchaeologicalFind inscriptions
temple remains
votive offerings
hasPlaceOfWorship sanctuary of Mater Matuta
hasSanctuary Revered Mother
surface form: Mater Matuta
hasTypeSiteFor Latial culture material
historicalPeriod early Roman Republic
historicalRegion Old Latium
knownFor early Roman and Volscian history
sanctuary of Mater Matuta
language Latin
locatedBetween Antium
Rome
locatedIn Latium
Central Italy
surface form: central Italy

territory of the Volsci
locatedNear Astura River
modern Borgo Le Ferriere
mentionedIn Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Livy
modernAdministrativeRegion Lazio
modernProvince Province of Latina NERFINISHED
partOf Latial city network
religion ancient Roman religion
strategicRole border town between Roman and Volscian spheres
timeOfAbandonment late Republican period
urbanFeature acropolis
fortifications
wasDestroyedMultipleTimes true

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Instruction
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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
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- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Satricum
Description of subject: Satricum was an ancient town in Latium, central Italy, known from early Roman and Volscian history and associated with the sanctuary of the goddess Mater Matuta.

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Volsci majorSettlement Satricum