Auximum

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Auximum, known today as Osimo, is an ancient hilltop town in Italy’s Marche region that served as an important settlement of the Picentes and later a Roman municipium.

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Auximum canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman municipium
ancient city
archaeological site
settlement of the Picentes
country Italy
culture Picene culture
Roman culture
elevation approximately 260 metres above sea level
governedBy Roman Empire
Roman Republic
hasArchaeologicalRemains Roman walls
ancient gates
subterranean galleries
hasFeature city walls
gates
substructures and tunnels
hasLegacy forms historical core of modern Osimo
hasModernName Osimo
hasMunicipalStatus municipium under Roman law
hasRole Roman municipium
regional center in Picenum
hasType hill town
historicalNameOf Osimo
languageUsed Latin
Picene language
locatedIn Marche
linked to: Marche region

Province of Ancona
central Italy
historic region of Picenum
locatedNear Ancona
locatedOn hilltop
near Adriatic Sea
partOf Picenum
Roman Italy
predecessorPopulation Picentes
region Adriatic side of the Apennines
strategicImportance control of inland routes to the Adriatic
defensive hilltop position
successor Osimo
timePeriod Roman Empire
Roman Republic
pre-Roman Italy
topography hill overlooking surrounding countryside

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Picentes majorSettlement Auximum
Ager Gallicus majorCity Auximum
Osimo hasAncientName Auximum