Falerone

Falerone
Comune
Comune di Falerone

Coat of arms
Falerone

Location of Falerone in Italy

Coordinates: 43°06′N 13°28′E / 43.100°N 13.467°E / 43.100; 13.467Coordinates: 43°06′N 13°28′E / 43.100°N 13.467°E / 43.100; 13.467
Country Italy
Region Marche
Province Fermo (FM)
Frazioni Piane di Falerone
Area
  Total 24.53 km2 (9.47 sq mi)
Elevation 432 m (1,417 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 3,178
  Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Faleronesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 63837
Dialing code 0734
Patron saint San Fortunato
Saint day June 1

Falerone is a town and comune in province of Fermo, in the Italian region of the Marche, southeast of Urbisaglia.

History

Almost nothing is known of the ancient town (called Falerio) except from inscriptions, from which, and from the remains of its buildings, it appears to have been a centre of some importance in the Picenum.

It was probably founded as a colony by Caesar Augustus after his victory at Actium. A question arose in the time of Domitian between the inhabitants of Falerio and Firmum as to land which had been taken out of the territory of the latter (which was recolonized by the triumvirs), and, though not distributed to the new settlers, had not been given back again to the people of Firmum. The emperor, by a rescript, a copy of which in bronze was found at Falerio, decided in favor of the people of Falerio, that the occupiers of this land should remain in possession of it.

In the Late Antiquity the city decayed, and in the Middle Ages it followed the history of the local lordships.

Main sights

Considerable remains of a theatre in concrete faced with brickwork, erected, according to an inscription, in 43 BC, and 49 metres (161 ft) in diameter, were excavated in 1838 and are still visible. An amphitheatre, less well preserved, also exists. Between the two is a water reservoir (called Bagno della Regina) connected with remains of baths.

References

Media related to Falerone at Wikimedia Commons


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