Italy

Sentinum

Roman town ruins in Marche, Italy

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Sentinum was a Roman town now located about a kilometre south of the present-day town of Sassoferrato in the Marche region of Italy. Two areas of the town, the forum/urban baths and the suburban baths, can be visited today protected as an archaeological park. The local museum contains many finds from Sentinum.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Destruction by Salvidienus

41 BC

Mosaics and finds dated to 2nd century AD

2nd century AD

Inscriptional evidence

second half of the 3rd century AD

Expulsion of the Senones

283 BC

Battle of Sentinum

295 BC

Senone settlement

from 390 BC

Aion mosaic discovery

1806

Excavations in 1890

1890

Mosaic removal and wartime damage

1922 and 1943

Insula del Pozzo complex discovery

1956

Excavations 2005-2008

2005-2008

Classification

Archaeological Features

Unique architectural and cultural elements found at this historical site

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Defensive Structures

Defensive Walls
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Military Installations

Battlefields
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Water Management Features

CisternsWellsFountains
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Public and Civic Structures

Public BathsPlazasPalaestraPeristyle
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Religious and Ritual Structures

Churches
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Artistic and Decorative Features

MosaicsStatuesInscriptionsReliefs
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Domestic and Habitation Structures

HousesTowns
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Transportation and Communication Structures

Roads
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Country

Italy

Coordinates

43.42° N, 12.85° E