Aeculanum

Also known as Aeclanum

Aeclanum (also spelled Aeculanum, , ) was an ancient town of Samnium, Southern Italy, about 25 km east-southeast of Beneventum, on the Via Appia. It lies in Passo di Mirabella, near the modern Mirabella Eclano.

Key facts

Ancient site.name: Aeclanum
Ancient site.native_name: Aeculanum
Ancient site.image: Aeclanum (Thermae-01).jpg
Ancient site.caption: View of the thermae with the opus reticulatum brickwork
Ancient site.map_type: Italy
Ancient site.location: Mirabella Eclano, Province of Avellino
Ancient site.region: Campania
Ancient site.type: Settlement
Ancient site.epochs: Roman Republic – Byzantine Empire
Ancient site.cultures: Samnites – Ancient Rome
Ancient site.archaeologists: Italo Sgobbo
Ancient site.management: Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici di Salerno, Avellino, Benevento e Caserta
Ancient site.public_access: Yes
Ancient site.website: Aeclanum
UNESCO World Heritage Site.child: yes
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Part_of: Via Appia. Regina Viarum
UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID: 1708-011
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Year: 2024