Auximum
Place
Civil War 1.12 supplies the first indexed source portrait: “… Hearing of this, Caesar, relying on the goodwill of the townsfolk, removes the cohorts of the Thirteenth Legion from the garrisons and proceeds to Auximum. …”
Named form in selected editions; identity established only to the extent of the cited context.
Civil War 1.12
Caesar
… Hearing of this, Caesar, relying on the goodwill of the townsfolk, removes the cohorts of the Thirteenth Legion from the garrisons and proceeds to Auximum. …
Civil War 1.13
Caesar
Learning of Caesar’s approach, the decurions of Auximum throng to meet Attius Varus and explain that they are not free to act at their discretion; that neither they nor the rest of their fellow-townsmen can endure that G. Caesar, holding imperial command, having deserved so well of the state and after performing such exploits, should be prevented from entering the walls of the town: so let Varus have regard to the future and his own peril. …
Civil War 1.15
Caesar
Caesar, starting from Auximum, traverses the whole of the Picene territory. …
Geographical record
Pleiades representative point · precise
Auximum (modern Osimo) is an ancient settlement of Picenum. The original foundation was likely carried out by Greeks from Ancona. The Romans made it a base for military operations from 174 B.C.
Pleiades 413045 · CC BY 3.0 · Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 42 E2 Auximum
All indexed divisions · 4
Civil War 1.12 · Civil War 1.13 · Civil War 1.15 · Civil War 1.31