proper nounBătŭlumBATVLVM☆ KeepMeaninga town in CampaniaLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879BATULUMLEWIS & SHORTBATULUMBătŭlum, i, n., I. a town in Campania, built by the Samnites, Verg. A. 7, 739 Serv.; Sil. 8, 566.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesGeographyBatulumBatulum a town of Campania, mentioned by Virgil (Aen. 7.739) in conjunction with Rufrae and Celenna; and by Silius Italicus (8.566), who associates it…