Beneventum

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Modern Name :	Beneventum
Antiquity Name :	Beneventum
Geographic Type :	settlement
Geographic Coordinates :	14.783333 : 41.133333
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Notes :	Before 275 BC the city was called Maleventum. The name was changed after the Roman victory over king Pyrrhus of Epirus in 275 BC.
Violence :	Manius Curius Dentatus routs the foremost of Pyrrhus' troops. The Romans kill many men from Pyrrhus' fleeing vanguard at Beneventum. start Search >>
Created at :	2013-08-01 : 09:57:39
Last changed :	2021-01-09 : 09:13:17
MyCoRe ID :	Antiquity_topology_00001114
Static URL :	https://ml-s-eris.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/receive/Antiquity_topology_00001114

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