place
Vercellae
A town of Cisalpine Gaul (modern Vercelli) in the upper Po valley, near the site of Marius's victory over the Cimbri in 101 BC; Decimus Brutus dates Fam. 11.19 from here in May 43 BC.
Reading notes
- Ad Familiares 11.19 §2 The twelfth day before the Kalends of June, at Vercellae.
Dated by inclusive Roman counting back from the Kalends (first) of June, i.e. 21 May 43 BC; Vercellae (modern Vercelli) lay in the upper Po valley of Cisalpine Gaul.