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South Picene language

6th–4th century BCE · 6th century BCE · Also known as South Picene

South Picene is an extinct Sabellic language of the Italic family, known from about two dozen inscriptions of the 6th to 4th centuries BCE found in the Marche and Abruzzo, Italy. It was written in a distinctive alphabet adapted from Etruscan, and its texts, mostly on funerary stelae, were deciphered only in the late 20th century. The inscription on the Warrior of Capestrano is a famous example.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). South Picene language. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/south-picene-language
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“South Picene language.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/south-picene-language. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “South Picene language.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/south-picene-language.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘South Picene language’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/south-picene-language (Accessed: ).

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