Aufīna was an ancient city of the
Vestini
Vestini () were an Italic peoples, Italic tribe who occupied the area of the modern Abruzzo (central Italy), included between the Gran Sasso and the northern bank of the Aterno-Pescara, Aterno river. Their main centres were ''Pitinum ''(near mo ...
, mentioned by
Pliny (iii. 12. s. 17), who enumerates the ''Aufinates Cismontani'' among the communities of the Vestini; and states that they were united with the
Peltuinates, but whether municipally or locally, is not clear. The modern village of
Ofena
Ofena ( Abruzzese: ') is a ''comune'' and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is located in the natural park known as the "Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park". The comune/village is home to a vast and rich h ...
, about 20 km north of
Popoli, in the lofty and rugged group of mountains north of the
Aternus (modern Aterno), retains the ancient site as well as name. It was a
bishop's see as late as the 6th century, and numerous antiquities have been found there. (Holsten. Not. in Cluver. p. 140; Romanelli, vol. iii. p. 271.)
References
*
{{Coord, 42.281719, N, 13.771904, E, display=title
Former populated places in Italy
Roman sites of Abruzzo