Arpino
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Comune di Arpino | |
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Saint day | December 10 |
Website | Official website |
Arpino (
History
The ancient city of Arpinum dates back to at least the 7th century BC. Connected with the
The town produced both
Beside the ancient town of Arpinum there are the fortified remains of a much earlier Samnite town.[citation needed] The high defensive walls are of the polygonal type associated historically with these people. There is an example of an arch of this type which can still be seen today. Dates are generally from the early Roman period to about 400 BC. The Stone is some times referred to as pudding-stone but in this case it seem to be of a more sedimentary dark gray type. Arpinum, Atina, and Cominium were known Samnite strongholds.[citation needed] The Valle di Comino nearby is considered to be strong Samnite and subsections of the tribes home lands and the language generally spoken up to the Roman assimilations was Oscan part of the "Co" group of Indo-European languages.[citation needed]
In the early Middle Ages, the Roman duchy and the Duchy of Benevento contended for its strategic position. After the 11th century it was ruled by the Normans, the Hohenstaufen and by the Papal States. It was destroyed twice; in 1229 by Frederick II and in 1242 by Conrad IV.[citation needed]
The castrato sopranist Gioacchino Conti, known as Il Gizziello or heb ceilliau, was born in Arpino in 1714.[citation needed]
Main sights
Attractions include the circuit walls in polygonal masonry.[7] These walls include an example of an ogive arch.[8] The walls stand up to 11 feet in height and up to seven feet in width.[5]
Below Arpino, in the Liri valley, a little north of the Isola del Liri, lies the church of S. Domenico, which marks the site of the villa in which Cicero was born and frequently resided. Near it is an ancient bridge, of a road which crossed the Liris to Cereatae (modern Casamari), birthplace of Gaius Marius.[5]
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-4008-8658-6.
- ^ JSTOR 10.3366/j.ctt1g050m4.14.
- ^ a b c public domain: Ashby, Thomas (1911). "Arpino". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 641. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ISBN 9788870624144.
- ^ Charles Kelsall (1820). Classical Excursion from Rome to Arpino. author. pp. 88–.
- ^ Dal Maso, Leonardo B; Vighi, Roberto (1979). Archeological Latium. Bonechi, Edizioni "Il Turismo".
Sources
- Purcell, N; Talbert, R; Elliott, T; Gillies, S; Becker, J (18 December 2020). "Places: 432700 (Arpinum)". Pleiades. Retrieved February 28, 2012.