Corfinium

Corfinium was an ancient city now near modern Corfinio, in the province of L'Aquila [1]. Corfinium was the capital of the Paeligni, situated in the valley of the Aternus [1]. It was 7 miles from Sulmo, and 30 from Alba Fucens by the Via Valeria [1]. Corfinium probably fell into the hands of the Romans without resistance, and as a strong fortress it was occupied by Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus with 31 cohorts, and was the only place which offered any effective resistance to Caesar during his advance through Italy [1].