Ferdinando Castagnoli (June 18, 1917, in Prato – July 28, 1988, in Marina di Pietrasanta) was a Roman topographer who taught at the University of Rome.
[1] Among Castagnoli's fieldwork accomplishments was the amazing discovery of the Latin sanctuary at Lavinium (modern Pratica di Mare) and its series of 13 altars, a find that was revealed to the world in 1959.
Among his students was Adriano La Regina, a former archaeological superintendent of Rome.
He was a member of Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.
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