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Arpino

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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
450 m (1,480 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
55 km²

Province
  
Province of Frosinone

Postal code
  
03033

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Frosinone (FR)

Demonym(s)
  
Arpinati

Dialing code
  
0776

Local time
  
Wednesday 11:47 PM

Region
  
Lazio

Dialling code
  
0776

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Weather
  
5°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 78% Humidity

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

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Map of Arpino, Province of Frosinone, Italy

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

Main sights

Attractions include the circuit walls in polygonal masonry

References

Arpino Wikipedia