Arpino

The village of Arpino, birthplace of Marco Tullio Cicerone, is one of the oldest and most culturally and artistically relevant centers in the whole province of Frosinone. The name of the village seems to derive from the shape of the village, since seen from above, it would recall that of a harp.

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The village of Arpino (Arpinum in Latin, Arpinë in dialect Lazio), birthplace of Marco Tullio Cicerone, is one of the most ancient centers and relevant on the cultural and artistic heritage of the entire province of Frosinone. It develops on the left slope of the valley of the river Liri and the historical center is surmounted by the ancient acropolis of Arpinum, said Civitavecchia. The toponym derives from the shape of its own of the village as seen from the top, which has a shape that recalls that of a harp. Although there are no reliable sources attesting to its foundation, the origins of Arpino derive certainly from the people of the Volsci, to which are connected the vicissitudes of the beaks of the hole (prey after the Roman Naval battle off the coast of Anzio) and Coriolano.

The local traditions, and a number of inscriptions still visible, as far back as the foundation of the city to the god Saturn or to the Pelasgians, similarly to other cities of southern Lazio cinte by mighty megalithic walls and said saturnie city. Was the theater and objective of clashes between the Romans and the Samnites, up to be conquered by the first in 305 B.C. Two years later it became the Roman citizenship sine suffrage and became Prefecture. In 188 bc he definitively the roman citizenship. Its importance grew up to broaden its territory that reached north-west the current Casamari (formerly Cereatae) and South Arce.

The lawyer, politician and philosopher Roman Marco Tullio Cicerone was born in Arpino in 106 a.C.; he is a true glory of Arpino, and his city was often mentioned in his works with pride and also with nostalgia; in modern times was given its name to the main street of the city, to the historic Convitto Nazionale Tulliano, at the Liceo Ginnasio Tulliano, the medieval tower of the acropolis of Arpino and various other institutions, clubs, schools, even people; in the same Acropolis tells existed a his house, presumably in the current track Cicera, adjacent to the so-called wall Cicero, probably belonged to the noble and extinct arpinate family of De Bellis until the eighteenth century, and now reduced to ruins.

In the High Middle Ages its fortified walls made it a center of refuge and defense from the barbarian invasions. In this period Arpino was several times a bone of contention between the Roman Duchy, the Duchy of Benevento, the invasion of the Franks (860), the raids of the Saracens. After 1000 it became territory of the Normans, then of the Swabians and the Papacy and had to endure two destruction: the first in 1229 with Federico II and the next in 1252 by Corrado IV. In this second opportunity the damages were very relevant: the town was razed to the ground and were irrecoverably lost many of the ancient Roman evidences. The inhabitants found refuge in the nearby fortified locality of Montenero; today in the homonymous hamlet there are the remains of an ancient tower. In 1580 Arpino became part of the Dukedom of Sora, feud partially autonomous of the Kingdom of Naples. The Dukedom was suppressed in 1796 and with it Arpino became part before the Kingdom of Naples and then of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, until 1860.

Certainly deserves a visit the acropolis dominating the village from the top.

Village of Arpino
Municipality of Arpino

Province of Frosinone
Lazio Region

Population: 3.907 arpinati
Altitude centre: 447 m s.l.m.

the Municipality is part of:
Unione Civitas d'Europa
Comunità montana Valle del Liri

Acknowledgments
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Municipality of Arpino
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Tel. +39 0776 85211

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BY CAR

  • From Rome: take the A1 highway (Milan-Naples) and take the Ferentino exit. Take the Frosinone-Sora highway and exit at Castelliri. Follow the indications for Arpino (about 10 km).
  • From Naples: take the A1 highway (Milan-Naples) and exit at Ceprano. Follow the signs for Arce-Sora until the SS 82 della Valle del Liri. Continue towards Sora until the crossroads for Arpino.
  • From the Adriatic side: take the A24 (Rome-Teramo) and A25 (Rome-Pescara) motorways and follow the exit towards Avezzano. Take the Avezzano-Sora-Cassino highway with the Broccostella exit and follow the signs for Arpino.

ON THE TRAIN

  • Roccasecca station
  • Frosinone station

BY PLANE

  • Rome Ciampino Airport

  • May - Certamen Ciceronianum Arpinas. International Competition of Latin language, where students participate in a race of translation and commentary of pieces of Cicero.
  • Weekend after 15 August - The Gonfalon of Arpino. Palio of the districts of Arpino: Arc, Civita Falconara, Bridge and le Contrade Collecarino, Walloon and Vignepiane. The races are preceded by feasts of the district, from folk dancing and the parade in costumes tradition commonly said Ciociara. The Gonfalon is assigned on the basis of the results of the six races in which defy the athletes of the districts and of the contradas participants: the race of donkeys in the afternoon of Saturday; the stroke with the wheelbarrow and travel with the Cannata, the only race reserved for women who carry on the head the traditional terra cotta container filled with water; the stroke with the sack, that relay race and finally the tug-of-war. During the races athletes wearing strictly dressed in the local tradition (high land of Work) and they fit the typical cioce, except for athletes of the tug of war that use modern footwear for safety reasons. 
  • August - Arpinate Summer. Concerts, shows and entertainment at’open, exhibitions of paintings, handicrafts and local products, sporting events and gastronomic constitute a dense poster that revives the evenings towns animating squares, streets and courtyards of historical residences.
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