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Multi-periodSite Name: Arpino Acropolis Alternative Name: Acropoli di ArpinoCountry: Italy
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Region: Lazio/Roma Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Arpino
Latitude: 41.648942N Longitude: 13.618826E
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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Arpino's ancient acropolis features well preserved Pelasgian cyclopean stone walls probably from the mid to late first millenium BC, including a unique and picturesque corbelled entry arch called the Arco a Sesto Acuta.
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. After the 11th century it was ruled by the Normans, the Hohenstaufen and by the Papal States.
Arpino is the birthplace of Roman philosopher Cicero. There is an unconfirmed oral tradition that Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa was also a native of Arpinum.
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