Fescennia or Fescennium was an ancient city of Etruscan/Faliscan origin, which is probably to be placed immediately to the north of the modern Corchiano, 6 miles (9.7 km) north west of Civita Castellana, in central Italy.
At Corchiano itself, however, similar walls may be traced, and the site is a strong and characteristic triangle between two deep ravines, with the third (west) side cut off by a ditch.
Here, too, remains of two bridges may be seen, and several rich tombs have been excavated.
[2][3][4] The term Fescennine Verses refers to a certain kind of drinking song popular at festivals in ancient Rome and elsewhere.
[2] Fescennia's warriors are also mentioned in Book VII of Virgil's Aeneid as following Messapus, the 'Steed Tamer' in the war waged by Turnus against Aeneas.