place
Sipontum
also: Sipontum, Siponti
A port on the Apulian coast below the Garganus promontory. Caesar posted a legion there, with others at Brundisium and Tarentum, to close the seaward exits of Italy in 49 BC.
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 9.15 §1 posted one legion each at Brundisium, Tarentum, and Sipontum
Sipontum, a port below the Garganus spur of Apulia; Caesar garrisoned it with Brundisium and Tarentum to seal the Adriatic exits of Italy after Pompey's escape.