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Geography, book III, 1.46 |
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Notes |
Position of Cesena 35° 37’, 43° 37’ |
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Author |
Strabo |
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Title |
Geography, book V, 1.11 |
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Notes |
Cesena is a centre of the Cispadana located between the Savio and the Rubicone rivers. |
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Pliny the Elder |
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Title |
Naturalis Historiae, book III, 116 |
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Notes |
Cesena is an oppidum, a fortified centre of the VIII regio (I cent. A.D.). |
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Title |
Imperatoris Antonini Augusti itineraria provinciarum et maritimum, 100.3 |
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Imperatoris Antonini Augusti itineraria provinciarum et maritimum, 126.10 |
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Cesena is located along the route between Rome and the provinces, after Rimini and before Faenza. |
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Imperatoris Antonini Augusti itineraria provinciarum et maritimum, 286.8 |
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Notes |
Cesena, the so-called Curva Caesena, is located along the route from Rimini to Tortona between Rimini and Forlì. |
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Itinerarium Burdigalense, 615.6 |
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Cesena is located along the route from Rome to Milan, after Compito and before Forlimpopoli. |
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Title |
Tabula Peutingeriana, segment V, 1 |
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Curva Cesena is located eight miles far from Ad Confluentes and seven from Forlimpopoli |
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Ravennatis Anonymi Cosmographia, IV, 33 |
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Notes |
Cesena is located along the route from Tortona to Rimini, after Forlimpopoli and before Sarsina. |
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Author |
Guy of Ravenna |
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Title |
Geographica, 37 |
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Notes |
Cesena is located along the route from Tortona to Rome, after Mevaniola, Befania, and before Sarsina, Arsena. |
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Pliny the Elder |
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Title |
Naturalis Historiae, book XIV, 67 |
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Notes |
Cesena is a centre for the production of a well-known wine (I cent. A.D.). |
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Author |
Cicero |
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Ad Familiares, letter XVI, 27 |
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Cesena is mentioned ironically as the only fortress deserving to be entrusted to Aulus Hirtius, consul designate (44 B.C.). |
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Title |
Codex Theodosianus, book XI, 1.6 |
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Emperors Constans II and Constant order, by means of the Senate of Cesena, that all land-owners supply the necessary quantity of wine to the Imperial cellaria (354 A.D.). |
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Codex Theodosianus, book XII, 1.42 |
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Emperors Constans II and Constant establish criteria and details concerning honorary imperial titles, by means of the Senate of Cesena (354 A.D.). |
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Sidonius Apollinaris |
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Title |
Epistulae, book I, 8.2 |
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Notes |
The Author replicates to the criticism of his friend Candidianus, throwing in his face the fact that Ravenna’s climate is unhealthy and his home-town Cesena is a furnus in summertime (467 A.D.). |
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Author |
Procopius of Caesarea |
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Title |
History f the wars, book V, 1.14 |
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King Odoacer and his supporters barricade themselves in various fortified towns, which will result storm-proof to Theodoric’s Goths (490 A.D.). |
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Author |
Procopius of Caesarea |
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Title |
History f the wars, book VI, 11.2-3 |
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King Vitiges supplies the fortified town of Cesena with 500 men (538 A.D.). |
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Author |
Procopius of Caesarea |
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Title |
History f the wars, book VI, 19.21 |
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General John assaults the walls of Cesena, but he will not succeed to conquer it (539 d.C.). |
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Author |
Procopius of Caesarea |
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Title |
History f the wars, book VI, 29.40 |
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At the time of Ravenna’s fall the fortress of Cesena was the only fortified town of Emilia in the Goth’s hands (540 A.D.). |
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Author |
Procopius of Caesarea |
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Title |
History f the wars, book VII, 6.1 |
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King Totila obtains with the force the fortress of Cesena to the Imperials for the second time (545 A.D.). |
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Type of object |
Silver vase with inscription (CIL XI, 3281-3284) |
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Type of information |
Itinerary inscription (Itinerarium Gaditanum) (I cent. A.D.) |
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Place of preservation |
Rome, National Roman Museum |
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Path_image |
Path image: --- |
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Notes |
It is better known as either itinerarium Gaditanum or Vicarello’s vase, after the site located by the lake of Bracciano where the it was brought to light; the part of the inscription mentioning Cesena is the following: (…) / FORO LIVI X / CESENAM XIII / ARIMINVM XX / (…). |
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Type of object |
Architectural structure |
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Type of information |
Memorial inscription (117-138 A.D.) |
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Place of preservation |
Cesena, Archaeological Museum |
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Path_image |
[Imp(erator Caes(ar) D]IVI TRAIAN[I parthici Dacici fil(ius), Divi Nervae nep(os)] / [Traianus H]DRIANUS AUG(ustus) [ pontif(ex) max(imus) trib(unicia) pot(estate) ---- co(n)s(ul) --- p(ater) p(atriae)] liberalit[ate sua ---
Translation: Emperor Caesar Augustus Trajan Adrian, son of divine Trajan, triumpher of the Parthian and the Dacians, nephew of divine Nerva, pontifex maximus, in the year he was appointed the tribunicia potestas and he was consul for the …time, pater patriae (father of the country), remade this once again by his munificence. |
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Type of object |
Lost (CIL XI, 556) |
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Type of information |
Memorial inscription (274 A.D., maybe a little after) |
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BALNEUM AURELIANUM EX LIBERALITATE / IMP(eratoris) CAES(aris) M(arci) AURELI PII FEL(icis) AUG(usti) / SERVATA INDULGENTIA PECUNIAE EIUS / QUAM DEUS AURELIANUS CONCESSERAT / FACTA USURARUM EXATIONE / CURANTE STATIO IULIANO V(iro) E(gregio) CURATORE / RESP(ublica) REFECIT
Translation: The town remade once again the thermal baths (known under the name) of Aurelian, as a sign of Emperor Caesar Augustus Marcus Aurelius Pius Felix’s indulgence, keeping the privilege of the money granted by divine Aurelian and using the revenues obtained from that amount of money, managed by Statius Iulianus, a member of the equestrian order. |
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Type of object |
Tabula (CIL VI, 13935) |
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Type of information |
Sepulchral inscription (I-II cent. A.D.) |
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Place of preservation |
Lost (CIL VI 13935) |
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Path_image |
Path image: --- |
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SEX(tus) CAESENNAS / SEX(ti) F(ilius) POL(lia) LATINVS / VIXIT ANNOS XX
Translation: Sextus Caesennas Latinus, son of Sextus, of the Pollia tribe, lived twenty years. |
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Type of object |
Tabula (CIL VI, 13936) |
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Type of information |
Sepulchral inscription (I-II cent. A.D.) |
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Place of preservation |
Lost (CIL VI 13936) |
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Path image: --- |
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SEX(tus) CAESENNAS / SEX(ti) F(ilius) POL(lia) RVFVS / VIX(it) ANN(os) LXX
Translation: Sextus Caesennas Rufus, son of Sextus, of the Pollia tribe, lived seventy years. |
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Type of object |
Inscription (CIL VI, 2379 a) |
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Type of information |
Praetorians' titles (160 A.D.) |
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Place of preservation |
Rome, Vatican Museums |
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Path image: --- |
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(…) / C(aius) CAMERIVS IVSTVS CAESENT(a) / (…) / L(ucius) FAESONIVS CRISPINV(s) CAESENA / (…) / C(aius) GIGENNIVS RVFRENVS CAESEN(a) / (…)
Translation: Gaio Camerio Giusto from Cesena; Lucio Fesonio Crispino from Cesena; Gaio Gigennio Rufreno from Cesena. |
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