Aquilonia (
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
, "the north", "northern") may refer to:
* ''Aquilonia'', the unknown site of the
battle of Aquilonia
The Battle of Aquilonia was fought in 293 BC between the Roman Republic and the Samnites. The Romans, led by the consul Lucius Papirius Cursor, were victorious.
History
According to Titus Livius, the Samnites were desperately short of men, ...
(293 BC) between the Roman Republic and the Samnites
* ''Aquilonia'', a Roman city around modern
Lacedonia
Lacedonia ( Irpinian: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania region, southern Italy, overlooking the Osento River which flows into the Lago di San Pietro (Lake of Saint Peter), an artificial lake. The town is part of the Roman ...
, astride Campanian Apennines
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Aquilonia, Campania
Aquilonia is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, part of the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in mountainous terrain in the eastern part of the province, at an elevation of .
History
The Lombards called the town ...
(called ''Carbonara'' till 1861), a modern town in the Province of Avellino, Italy
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Orlec
Orlec ( it, Aquilonia) is a village on the island of Cres in Croatia.
References
Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Cres
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(Italian: ), a village on the island of Cres in Croatia
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Quimper
Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Administration
Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department.
Geography
The ...
(Latin: ), a town in Brittany, France
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Aquilonia (Conan)
The Hyborian Age is a fictional period of Earth's history within the artificial mythology created by Robert E. Howard, serving as the setting for the sword and sorcery tales of Conan the Barbarian.
The word "Hyborian" is derived from the le ...
, a fictional kingdom created by Robert E. Howard for the fictional character Conan the Barbarian
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