Italica (renamed Corfinium)
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Italica, later renamed Corfinium, was an ancient city in central Italy that served as the political and military center of the Italian allies during the Social War against Rome.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Italica | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Italian War (91–88 BC)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Social War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Italian allies during the Social War
ⓘ
the so‑called Italic Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture |
Italic
ⓘ
Roman ⓘ |
| declineAfter | end of the Social War ⓘ |
| floruit | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| hadRole |
headquarters of the Italian allies’ senate
ⓘ
minting center for the Italian allies ⓘ seat of the rebel government against Rome ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
city walls
ⓘ
coin hoards ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ public buildings ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | center of resistance to Roman hegemony by Italian allies ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Abruzzo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valle Peligna NERFINISHED ⓘ central Italy ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Aterno River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern Corfinio ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Appian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pliny the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ Strabo ⓘ |
| minted | coinage of the Italian allies ⓘ |
| modernSiteWithin | Province of L’Aquila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyAncientPeoples |
Marrucini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marsi NERFINISHED ⓘ Vestini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | territory of the Paeligni ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | de facto capital of Italy during the Social War ⓘ |
| previousName | Italica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionInAntiquity | Samnium–Paeligni area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Corfinium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs |
military center of the Italian allies during the Social War
ⓘ
political center of the Italian allies during the Social War ⓘ |
| strategicFeature |
command of routes across the central Apennines
ⓘ
control of access between Adriatic and Tyrrhenian regions ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Italian allies of Rome
ⓘ
Marsic coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.