ization . ▁ ▁The ▁ancient ▁E bur um ▁ ▁was ▁a ▁Luc an ian ▁city , ▁mentioned ▁only ▁by ▁Pl iny ▁the ▁E lder ▁and ▁in ▁ins cri ptions , ▁not ▁far ▁distant ▁from ▁the ▁Camp an ian ▁border . ▁It ▁l ays ▁above ▁the ▁Via ▁Pop ilia , ▁which ▁followed ▁the ▁line ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁modern ▁railway . ▁The ▁Rom ans ▁gave ▁it ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁municip ium . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁destroyed ▁first ▁by ▁Al ar ic ▁I ▁in ▁ 4 1 0 ▁AD , ▁and ▁then ▁by ▁the ▁Sar ac ens ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁and ▁ 1 0 th ▁centuries . ▁Later ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁strong hold ▁of ▁the ▁Princi p ality ▁of ▁Sal erno , ▁with ▁a ▁massive ▁castle ▁built ▁by ▁Robert ▁Gu is card . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁E bol i ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁expand ▁into ▁the ▁plain ▁after ▁a ▁project ▁of ▁land ▁re clam ation ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁F asc ist ▁government . ▁It ▁was ▁sever ely ▁dam aged ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Ir pin ia ▁earth qu ake . ▁ ▁Geography ▁E bol i ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁feet ▁of ▁Mont ed oro , ▁a ▁peri pher al ▁sp ur ▁of ▁the ▁Monte ▁Ra ione - Mon te ▁R ip al ta ▁group . ▁Its ▁territory , ▁which ▁is ▁ 9 0 % ▁plain , ▁is ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁all uv ial ▁plain ▁of ▁the ▁Sele ▁river , ▁which ▁bounds ▁it ▁south wards