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Corfinium (Gr****: Κορφίνιον) was an
ancient city now near
modern Corfinio, in the
province of L'Aquila (Abruzzo region).
During the
Social War (91-87...
- The
siege of
Corfinium was the
first significant military confrontation of Caesar's
Civil War.
Undertaken in
February 49 BC, it saw the
forces of Gaius...
- II, Duke of Spoleto,
captured the
island and
transferred the body to
Corfinium in Abruzzo, Italy. From
there it was
removed by the
Emperor Otho I in...
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Silver coin
minted in
Corfinium during the
Social War (91–87 BC),
displaying the
inscription ITALIA on the
verge of the
personification of Italy, represented...
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leader Lucius Domitius, was cut off and
captured in a
hopeless defence of
Corfinium, and his 13,000 men
incorporated into Caesar's army. Led by
Asinius Pollio...
- L'Aquila, in the
Italian region of Abruzzo. In the
Middle Ages,
Roman Corfinium was
known as Valva, and was the seat of a bishopric. This name is preserved...
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aristocratic party who
showed any
energy or courage. He
threw himself into
Corfinium with
about thirty cohorts,
expecting to be
supported by Pompey; but as...
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country remained appears from the
choice of the
mountain fortress of
Corfinium as the
rebel capital. It was
renamed Vitellio, the
Oscan form of Italia...
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Gergovia Battle of
Alesia Siege of
Uxellodunum Caesar's
civil war
Siege of
Corfinium Siege of
Brundisium Battle of
Ilerda Battle of
Dyrrhachium Battle of Pharsalus...
- many
cities in
Abruzzo date back to
ancient times.
Corfinio was
known as
Corfinium when it was the
chief city of the Paeligni, and it
became the capital...
