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Archaeological site
Ligures Baebiani
Archaeological site in Circello, Italy
At a glance
- Type
- Archaeological site
- Coordinates
- 41°19′10″ N, 14°48′40″ E
History and description
In ancient geography, the Ligures Baebiani were a settlement of Ligurians in Samnium, Italy.
History
The towns of Taurasia (not to be confused with modern Taurasi) and Cisauna in Samnium had been captured in 298 BC by the consul L. Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, and the territory of the former remained Roman state domain (ager publicus). In 180 BC, 47,000 Ligurians, the Ligures Apuani, a people repeatedly noted by Livy as the most formidable of the Ligurian tribes who controlled the region from the coastal neighborhoods of Luna to Tuscany's Apuan Alps and Apennine mountains, including women and children, were forcibly deported to this district in southern Italy. Two settlements were formed, the Ligures Baebiani and the Ligures Corneliani, taking their names from the consuls of 181 BC who oversaw their deportation, M. Baebius Tamphilus and P. Cornelius Cethegus.
Location and archaeology
The site of the former town lies 15 miles north of Beneventum in the Macchia district of the municipality of modern Circello, on the road leading from Saepinum and Aequum Tuticum. In its ruins several inscriptions have been found, notably a large bronze tablet discovered in a public building in the Forum bearing the date AD 101, and relating to the alimentary institution founded by Trajan here (see Veleia). A sum of money was lent to landed proprietors of the district (whose names and estates are specified in the inscription), and the interest which it produced formed the income of the institution, which, on the model of that of Veleia, would have served to support a little over one hundred children. The capital was 401,800 sesterces, and the annual interest probably at 5%, i.e. 20,090 sesterces. The site of the other settlement, that of the Ligures Corneliani is unknown.
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Getting there
Santa Maria Colle di SerraTrain, nearest
7.7 km as the crow flies
Ligures Baebiani
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Ligures Baebiani?
Ligures Baebiani is in Circello, in the province of Benevento (Campania), Italy. GPS coordinates: 41.31941, 14.81105.
What else is there to see near Ligures Baebiani?
Nearby you’ll find: Museo degli Orologi da Torre (5.7 km away), Pietramaggiore (13.8 km away), Monte Chiodo (16.5 km away).
Sources and licences
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Credits for the 1 photos
- Circello, area archeologica (1) — Fiore Silvestro Barbato, CC BY-SA 2.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences