Juvanum or Jovanum was one of the chief cities of the Caraceni, a tribe of

Samnites The Samnites () were an ancient Italic people who lived in Samnium, which is located in modern inland Abruzzo, Molise, and Campania in south-central Italy. An Oscan-speaking people, who may have originated as an offshoot of the Sabines, they ...

, the ruins of which are located in the communes of Montenerodomo and

Torricella Peligna Torricella Peligna is a ''comune'' and town in the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of taly. History The foundation of Torricella dates back according to local tradition to an exodus from the exiles of Juvanum, during the Byzantine ...

, in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is an archaeological site now, and the ruins encompass a forum, temple, and basilica, and remains of the Ancient Rome, Roman conquest during the Social War (91–88 BC), Social War after which youths were settled at the site (whence, in some views, its

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

name). The site is open to the public. Basilica maggiore Juvanum

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Samnite cities Former populated places in Italy Roman sites of Abruzzo Montenerodomo National museums of Italy {{Italy-hist-stub