Aesernia

The ancient city of Aesernia (today Isernia ) was at the source of the Volturnus (today Volturno ) between the Carpino and Sordo rivers on a ridge in Samnium and was the main town of the Pentri . The city was at an important road junction ( via Aesernia ). In 295 BC It was conquered by the Romans. A Roman colony enlarged the city from 264 BC. BC, which also brought its own coinage with it. After the alliance war , Aesernia became 80 BC. BC municipium of the tribus Tromentina .

Today there are still some archaeological traces, including remains of the 12 hectare city wall in polygonal style from the time of the Latin colony, a cardo maximus corresponding to today's Corso Marcelli , Roman aqueducts and a Roman bridge over the Sordo as well as the epitaph of a certain Lucius Calidius Eroticus . The cathedral stands on the foundations of a temple from the 3rd century BC. Chr.

literature

• Sylvia Diebner : Aesernia - Venafrum. Investigations into the Roman stone monuments of two country towns in central Italy . Bretschneider, Roma 1979, ISBN 88-85007-27-9 .
• G. De Benedittis, M. Matteini Chiari, C. Terzani: Aesernia. La territorio e la città (= Molise. Repertorio delle iscrizioni latine volume 5, 1). Palladino, Campobasso 1999.
• Marco Buonocore: Le iscrizioni di Aesernia (= Molise. Repertorio delle iscrizioni latine volume 5, 2). Palladino, Campobasso 2003.

Coordinates: 41 ° 35 ′ 39.8 "  N , 14 ° 13 ′ 51.2"  E