Arpino

Arpino
Comune
Comune di Arpino
Coat of arms
Arpino Location of Arpino in Italy
Coordinates: 41°38′52″N 13°36′35″E / 41.64778°N 13.60972°ECoordinates: 41°38′52″N 13°36′35″E / 41.64778°N 13.60972°E
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Province	Frosinone (FR)
Government
• Mayor	Fabio Forte
Area
• Total	55 km^2 (21 sq mi)
Elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Population (2007)
• Total	7,684
• Density	140/km^2 (360/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Arpinati
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	03033
Dialing code	0776
Patron saint	Madonna of Loreto
Saint day	December 10
Website	Official website

Arpino is a comune (municipality) in the province of Frosinone in the region of Lazio in central Italy, about 60 miles (100 km) SE of Rome. Its Roman name was Arpinum.

Pointed arch in the walls.

History

The ancient city of Arpinum dates back to at least the 7th century BC. Connected with the Pelasgi, the Volscian and Samnite people, it was captured by the Romans and granted civitas sine suffragio in 305 BC. The city gained Roman suffrage in 188 BC and the status of a municipium in 90 BC. Both Gaius Marius and Cicero came from Arpinum. There is an oral tradition that persists to this day that Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa was also a native of Arpinum. Historians have not been able to confirm his origin.

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.

The famous castrato sopranist Gioacchino Conti, known as Il Gizziello or heb ceilliau, was born in Arpino in 1714.

See also

http://www.chrisgibson.org/ancoats/rea_italian_origins/page1.html

Main sights

Attractions include the circuit walls in polygonal masonry

External links

• Purcell, N., R. Talbert, T. Elliott, S. Gillies, J. Becker. "Places: 432700 (Arpinum)". Pleiades. Retrieved February 28, 2012.