Vesuvianae

Vesuvianae is a Latin term formed from Vesuvium, the classical name of Mount Vesuvius, combined with the feminine plural ending -ae. In classical and scholarly Latin, Vesuvianae functions as an ethnonym or toponymic descriptor meaning “the Vesuvian [people, things, or places].”

The form is used in inscriptions and Latin narrative to indicate origin or association with the Vesuvian region in Campania, which encompasses areas around Naples, Pompeii, and Herculaneum. Vesuvianae can appear with a following noun to specify what is being described, such as Vesuvianae villae or Vesuvianae loci, depending on the context of the source.

Because Vesuvianae is not a single political entity or a fixed proper name, its precise meaning varies with grammatical construction and the surrounding text. In modern scholarship it is encountered mainly in philological discussions of regional Latin vocabulary, epigraphy, and studies of Roman Campania, where it helps convey connections to the Vesuvian landscape and communities.

See also Mount Vesuvius, Campania, Pompeii, Herculaneum.