Abitato Sannitico di Montevairano Baranello

The settlement is one of the most interesting archaeological finds of the Samnite period consisting of a fortified site that covered an area of about 50 hectares surrounded by walls. The site dates back to the fourth century. a.. C. and had its full development until the sixth century. a. C.. C. The city was razed to the ground in 88 BC by Roman violence, aimed at a real damnatio memoriae.
Sporadic reoccupations are documented in imperial and medieval times with the construction of a castle and a church. The excavations have allowed to identify a planned urban structure. The walls, in polygonal work, extend for three kilometers and together with the three doors of access to the city can be dated in the IV century B.C.