Aeclanum

Aeclanum
Aeculanum
View of the thermae with the opus reticulatum brickwork
Shown within Italy
LocationMirabella Eclano (Province of Avellino, Italy)
RegionCampania
Coordinates41°3′14″N 15°0′40″E / 41.05389°N 15.01111°E / 41.05389; 15.01111
TypeSettlement
History
PeriodsRoman RepublicByzantine Empire
CulturesSamnitesAncient Rome
Site notes
ArchaeologistsItalo Sgobbo
ManagementSoprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici di Salerno, Avellino, Benevento e Caserta
Public accessYes
WebsiteAeclanum
Part ofVia Appia. Regina Viarum
CriteriaCultural: iii, iv, vi
Reference1708-011
Inscription2024 (46th Session)

Aeclanum (also spelled Aeculanum, Italian: Eclano, Ancient Greek: Ἀικούλανον) 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.

It is now an archaeological park.