Sabina (region)

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For the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Saint, see Saint Sabina. For the basilica, see Santa Sabina. For Hadrian's wife, see Vibia Sabina. For other uses, see Sabina (disambiguation).
Sabina
Traditional region
Landscape of Sabina at Norcia.
Landscape of Sabina at Norcia.
Map
CountryItaly
Elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Sabine tribal area in 400 BC

Sabina (

Nera, and from Etruria by the River Tiber
.

Today, Sabina is mainly northeast of Rome in the regions Lazio, Umbria and Abruzzo. Upper Sabina is in the province of Rieti (Poggio Mirteto, Magliano Sabina, Casperia, Montopoli di Sabina, Torri in Sabina, Cantalupo in Sabina, Montebuono, Forano, Poggio Catino, Montasola, Stimigliano, Castelnuovo di Farfa, Fara in Sabina, Roccantica, Mompeo, Salisano, Cottanello, Configni, Vacone, Tarano, Collevecchio, Toffia, Poggio Nativo, Scandriglia ecc.). Sabina Romana is in the province of Rome (Mentana, Monteflavio, Montelibretti, Monterotondo, Montorio Romano, Moricone, Nerola, Palombara Sabina). Part of Sabina is in the regions of Umbria (territories of Narni, Amelia, Cascia, Norcia, partially Upper Valnerina, etc.) and Abruzzo (from Valle dell'Aterno to L'Aquila).

History

The Sabines who lived in two of the

Viminal) formed part of the population of Rome (together with the Latins who lived on the other hills) at the time of its foundation.[citation needed] The second king of Rome, Numa Pompilius, was from Cures
, the capital of Sabina.

During the reigns of the Roman kings

Tarquinius Priscus the Sabines attacked Roman territory several times. This also occurred during the early period of the Roman Republic.[citation needed
]

After the Third Samnite War (298-290 BC), the Romans moved to crush the Sabines. The

Umbrians and Senone Gauls. Forsythe also speculates that it may have been a punishment for this.[3] Livy mentioned that Dentatus subdued the rebellious Sabines.[4]
The Sabines were given citizenship without the right to vote (civitas sine suffragio), which meant that their territory was effectively annexed to the Roman Republic. Reate and Amiternum were given full Roman citizenship (civitas optimo iure) in 268 BC.

In the

Saracens.[5]

PDO Sabina extra virgin olive oil

The extra virgin

European Community
, the production of olives and oil is a millennial tradition in Sabine.

Colli della Sabina DOC

In 1996, the

alcohol level of 11% with whites having a minimum of 10.5%.[6]

Suburbicarian bishopric

Main article:
Bishop of Sabina
See also suburbicarian diocese.

Sabina has been the seat of a Catholic bishopric since the 6th century, though the earliest names in the list of bishops may be apocryphal.

The official papal province of Sabina was established under

Cardinal Bishop of Sabina is one of the six suburbicarian tituli (not counting Ostia) of the College of Cardinals
which carry the rank of Cardinal Bishop.

Since 1925 the Cardinal Titular Church of Sabina has been joined to that of Poggio Mirteto, a municipality of the region, and officially named Sabina e Poggio Mirteto, since 1986 Sabina–Poggio Mirteto. The current (since 2000) Cardinal Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto is Giovanni Battista Re.

Notable visitors

Henry James, American author, visited on horseback at the end of January 1872. The area was bright and alive. It was charged "to the supersensuous ear, with the murmur of an extinguished life". He also noted to his family that "I can stick on a horse better than I supposed".[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Florus, Epitome of Roman history, 1.10
  2. ^ Salmon, Samnium and the Samnites, p. 376
  3. ^ Forsythe, A Critical History of Early Rome, p. 334
  4. ^ Livy, Periochae, XI
  5. ISBN 9780520021815
    .
  6. ISBN 1-55297-720-X
    .
  7. ISBN 0-380-39651-3
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Sabine Hills.

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