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Scipio Africanus once lived in this Roman town.
The Roman province of Campania was once one of the most prosperous regions in Italy, with important cities like Naples, Pompeii, and Cuma. Liternum was founded in 194 BC. Liternum was initially inhabited by veterans of the Second Punic War such as general Scipio Africanus. A tomb and a statue of Scipio Africanus were later constructed in Liternum. In subsequent centuries, Liternum became a prosperous fishing town, also famous for glass processing and pottery. This was largely due to its advantageous position along the important Via Domitiana road that connected the major towns of the eastern coast of Campania.
