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Liternum
40.9211° N, 14.0301° E
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Liternum was an ancient town of Campania, southern central Italy, near "Patria lake", on the low sandy coast between Cumae and the mouth of the Volturnus. It was probably once dependent on Cumae. In 194 BC it became a Roman colony. Although Livy records that the town was unsuccessful, excavation reveals a Roman town existed there until the 4th century AD.
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Roman colony established
194 BC
Occupied until
4th century AD
Vandal sack
455
Excavations
1930–1936
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