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Serenelli, E., Pignocchi, G. and Vermeulen, F. (eds.) (2006), I siti archeologici della Vallata del Potenza. Conoscenze e tutela, Ancona, Ministero per i Beni e le AttivitĂ Culturali. Direzione Regionale per i Beni Culturali e Paesaggistici delle
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Townscape of Roman Trea (Picenum). In: Johnson, P.S., Millett, M. (eds.), Archaeological Survey and the City, University of Cambridge Museum of Classical Archaeology Monographs, Cambridge,
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Paci, G. (1999), Indagini recenti e nuove conoscenze sulle cittĂ romane del territorio marchigiano. Annali della FacoltĂ di
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