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date: 16 February 2025

Atellalocked

Atellalocked

  • H. Kathryn Lomas

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Atella, *Campanian city, in the Clanis valley. The site was inhabited from the 7th cent. bce and urbanized in the 4th. Atella was a Roman ally (see socii) by 338 but defected in 211. It was flourishing in the empire, but abandoned in the 11th cent. There are remains of walls, street plan, republican and imperial baths and houses, and a Hellenistic/Roman cemetery.

Subjects

  • Ancient Geography
  • Roman Material Culture

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