Peltuinum

Peltuinum

Part of the remaining town wall.
Location	Prata d'Ansidonia, Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
Type	Settlement
History
Periods	Roman Republic - Byzantine Empire
Cultures	Ancient Rome
Site notes
Management	Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici dell'Abruzzo
Public access	yes

Peltuinum was a Roman town of the Vestini, on the ancient Via Claudia Nova, 20 km east of L'Aquila, Italy, between the modern-day settlements of Prata d'Ansidonia and Castelnuovo. It was apparently the chief town of that portion of the Vestini who dwelt west of the main Apennine chain. Remains of the town walls, of an amphitheatre, of a temple and of other buildings still exist. The city was the birthplace of Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, a Roman general from the age of Nero.

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Peltuinum". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.