ancient city of Interamna Nahars

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The ancient city of Interamna Nahars was a Roman settlement in central Italy located at the confluence of rivers, on whose site the modern city of Terni later developed.

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instanceOf Roman settlement
ancient city
former populated place
country Roman Empire
hasArchaeologicalRemains Roman urban layout traces
remains of Roman buildings
substructure beneath modern Terni
hasCulturalContext Roman culture
hasEconomicBasis agriculture in surrounding plain
river trade
hasFunction commercial center
local administrative center
urban center
hasHistoricalContinuityWith medieval Terni NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalStatus abandoned as distinct city identity
hasLanguage Latin
hasLatinName Interamna Nahars NERFINISHED
hasLegacy foundation of modern Terni
name preserved in historical sources
hasMunicipalStatus Roman municipium
hasNameEtymology "Nahars" refers to local river or people NERFINISHED
from Latin "inter amnes" meaning "between rivers"
hasRegionRole local hub in Umbrian interior
hasSuccessor Terni NERFINISHED
hasTopographicalFeature river confluence
valley location
hasTransportFeature river crossing point
road junction in Roman Umbria
locatedIn Italian Peninsula NERFINISHED
Umbria NERFINISHED
central Italy
confluence of rivers
locatedInPresentDay Province of Terni NERFINISHED
Region of Umbria NERFINISHED
Terni NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDayCountry Italy NERFINISHED
locatedOn Nera River NERFINISHED
Serra River NERFINISHED
partOf Regio VI Umbria et Ager Gallicus NERFINISHED
Roman Italy NERFINISHED
precededBy pre-Roman settlement in Terni area
siteOf modern city of Terni NERFINISHED
timePeriod Roman Empire
Roman Republic

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Terni isNamedAfter ancient city of Interamna Nahars