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Lucus Feroniae
42.1300° N, 12.5967° E
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Lucus Feroniae was an ancient sanctuary or, literally sacred grove ("lucus"), dedicated to the Sabine goddess Feronia, protector of freedmen, ex-slaves. It was located near to the ancient town of Feronia in Etruria on the ancient Via Tiberina, in what is now the territory of the modern commune of Capena, Lazio. It was partially excavated when the A1 Rome-Milan motorway which crosses it was built, and the archaeological site is adjacent to that of the ancient Roman Villa dei Volusii. The sanctuary was located near the later port on the Tiber, facing the Sabine settlement of Cures nearby. Later the forum was built on its south side.
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Major festivals and town expansion
3rd century BCE
Description by Strabo
c. 10 AD
Possible destruction in Social Wars
after 90 BC
Rebuilt in stone as Hellenistic temple
143–129 BC
Sanctuary struck by lightning
196 BC
Plunder by Hannibal
211 BC
Visit in the reign of Tullus Hostilius
672–640 BC
Excavations uncover votive deposits
1960–1961
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