Sentinum

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Sentinum was an ancient town of Umbria, Italy, lying to the S. of the modern town of Sassoferrato, in the low ground.

The foundations of the city walls are preserved, and a road and remains of houses have been discovered, including several mosaic pavements (T. Buccolini in Notizie degli scavi, 1890, 346) and inscriptions of the latter half of the 3rd century A.D., including three important tabulae patronatus.

In the neighborhood, the battle of Sentinum took place, in which the Romans defeated the combined forces of the Samnites and Gauls in 295 BC. It was taken and destroyed in 41 BC by the troops of Octavian, but continued to exist under the Empire. It was, however, only a municipium, never (as some wrongly suppose) a colonia.

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.