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Where and when was South Picene spoken?
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South Picene was an ancient Italic language spoken in east-central Italy, specifically within the southern portion of the ancient region of Picenum.12
Evidence of the language, which was formerly known as Old Sabellic or Central Adriatic, dates back to the 6th and 5th centuries BCE. Most of the approximately two dozen known inscriptions have been discovered in the vicinity of Teramo and Ascoli Piceno.12