๐๏ธ Aeclanum-Aquilonia
Ruins of a Roman municipium in Campania
๐ Fast Facts
- Located near Mirabella Eclano in the Irpinia region, Campania
- Served as a significant Roman town on the Appian Way (Via Appia) during the Imperial period
- Destroyed by the Goths under Vitigis in 545 CE during the Gothic War
- Excavations ongoing since the 19th century; managed by the Archaeological Superintendency of Campania
Aeclanum, known in antiquity as Aquilonia, was a substantial Roman municipium situated along the Appian Way in southern ...