Fescennia orFescennium was an ancient city ofEtruscan/Faliscan origin, which is probably to be placed immediately to the north of the modernCorchiano, 6 miles (9.7 km) north west ofCivita Castellana, in centralItaly.[1] TheVia Amerina traverses it. At the Riserva S. Silvestro, walls exist. At Corchiano itself, however, similar walls may be traced, and the site is a strong and characteristic triangle between two deep ravines, with the third (west) side cut off by a ditch. Here, too, remains of two bridges may be seen, and several rich tombs have been excavated.[2][3][4]
The termFescennine Verses refers to a certain kind of drinking song popular atfestivals in ancient Rome and elsewhere. According toFestus, these songs were introduced from Fescennia, but others have thought that there is no reason to assume that any particular town was especially devoted to the use of such songs.[2]
Fescennia's warriors are also mentioned in Book VII ofVirgil'sAeneid as followingMessapus, the 'Steed Tamer' in the war waged byTurnus againstAeneas.[5]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Fescennia".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 292. This work in turn cites:Authority control databases: Geographic |
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