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 View of Ocriticum | |
  Shown within Abruzzo | |
| Location | Cansano |
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| Coordinates | 42°00′11″N 13°59′25″E / 42.002986°N 13.990211°E |
| History | |
| Cultures | Ancient Rome |
Ocriticum was an Italic and Roman town, the ruins of which are located in the comune of Cansano, in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. [1][2]
There are the remains of two Italic/Roman temples of Jupiter and Hercules, and a sacellum of Ceres and Venus, as well as remains of the ancient settlement.[3]
The mansio Jovis Larene is also nearby, an important inn stop marked on the Tabula Peutingeriana.
- ^ "Cansano: parco archeologico di Ocriticum" (in Italian). Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ Purcell, N. "Places: 432886 ('Iovis Lareni')". Pleiades. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "Parco archeologico "Ocriticum"".